High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-24435
CVE-2020-24435
Description
Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.012.20048 (and earlier), 2020.001.30005 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30175 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the submitForm function, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted .pdf file in Acrobat Reader.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=2020.012.20048, <=2020.001.30005, <=2017.011.30175
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-67.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1157nvdThird Party Advisory
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