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CVE-2020-3799

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-3799 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader across Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for arbitrary code execution without user interaction. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog or having public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, its high EPSS score and significant community discussion and media coverage indicate a notable level of awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30518CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.008.20082, < 20.006.20042CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 17.011.30059, < 17.011.30166CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30518CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.008.20082, < 20.006.20042CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0632 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb20-13.html
Vendor Advisory