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Acrobat DcApplication · Adobe

CVE-2020-9593

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-06-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 15.006.30518 / 17.011.30166 or later.
See remediation →
58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2020.006.20042 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, 2017.011.30166 and earlier, and 2015.006.30518 and earlier have an invalid memory access vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

This is an invalid memory access vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader affecting multiple older version branches (2020.x, 2017.x, and 2015.x). The vulnerability can be exploited to read memory contents, leading to information disclosure.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Acrobat and Reader to the latest patched versions provided by Adobe's security updates.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Acrobat DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30518>= 15.008.20082, < 20.006.20042>= 17.011.30059, < 17.011.30166
Acrobat Reader DcApplication
Affected:>= 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30518>= 15.008.20082, < 20.006.20042>= 17.011.30059, < 17.011.30166

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Acrobat DC or Reader DC is installed
    On Windows, open Programs and Features or check the registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ for entries containing 'Adobe Acrobat' or 'Adobe Reader'. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
    Affected if Either Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is present on the system
  2. Identify the exact installed version
    On Windows, run 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\InstallProperties" /v Version' or right-click the executable, select Properties, and check the Details tab. On macOS, right-click the app in Applications, select Get Info, and note the Version field.
    Affected if The version number cannot be determined or retrieved
  3. Compare version against affected ranges for 15.x branch
    Check if the installed version falls between 15.006.30060 and 15.006.30518 (inclusive of lower, exclusive of upper), or between 15.008.20082 and 20.006.20042 (inclusive of lower, exclusive of upper). Example: version 15.006.30400 is vulnerable; version 15.006.30518 or later is not.
    Affected if Version starts with 15.006.30060 or higher but is below 15.006.30518, OR is 15.008.20082 or higher but below 20.006.20042
  4. Compare version against affected ranges for 17.x branch
    Check if the installed version falls between 17.011.30059 and 17.011.30166 (inclusive of lower, exclusive of upper). Example: version 17.011.30100 is vulnerable; version 17.011.30166 or later is not.
    Affected if Version starts with 17.011.30059 or higher but is below 17.011.30166
  5. Confirm vulnerability applies only when the product is actively used
    This memory disclosure flaw requires opening a malicious PDF file. Check whether the application is used to open PDF documents from untrusted sources.
    Affected if The user opens PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat or Reader

The system is affected if Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is installed with a version matching any of the three vulnerable ranges: 15.006.30060 to 15.006.30518, 15.008.20082 to 20.006.20042, or 17.011.30059 to 17.011.30166.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 15.006.30518 / 17.011.30166 / 20.006.20042 or later
Fixed in 15.006.3051817.011.3016620.006.20042
Interim mitigation

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Fix this in Acrobat Dc Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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