CVE-2020-24441
Improper Access Control in Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android version 20.6.2 (and earlier) does not properly restrict access to directories created by the application. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information stored in databases used by the application. Exploitation requires a victim to download and run a malicious application.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Access Control in Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android version 20.6.2 (and earlier) does not properly restrict access to directories created by the application. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information stored in databases used by the application. Exploitation requires a victim to download and run a malicious application.
- Record
CVE-2020-24441- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-17161
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android version 20.6.2 (and earlier) does not properly restrict access to directories created by the application. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information stored in databases used by the application. Exploitation requires a victim to download and run a malicious application.
- Record
EUVD-2020-17161- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qfq6-38xq-622r
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android version 20.6.2 (and earlier) does not properly restrict access...
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android version 20.6.2 (and earlier) does not properly restrict access to directories created by the application. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information stored in databases used by the application. Exploitation requires a victim to download and run a malicious application.
- Record
GHSA-qfq6-38xq-622r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android version 20.6.2 (and earlier) does not properly restrict access to directories created by the application. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information stored in databases used by the application. Exploitation requires a victim to download and run a malicious application.
- Record
CVE-2020-24441- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24441 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Adobe Acrobat Reader, published November 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.28%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.