Adobe Monthly Security Update (Aug 2020)
RISK: High Risk
TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products
[Updated on 2026-04-14]
Updated Risk Level, Description, Source and Related Links.
CVE-2020-9715 is being exploited in the wild. Adobe Acrobat contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution. Hence, the risk level is rated from Medium Risk to High Risk.
Adobe has released monthly security update for their products:
| Vulnerable Product | Risk Level | Impacts | Notes | Details (including CVE) |
| Adobe Acrobat and Reader |  High Risk | Security Restriction Bypass Elevation of Privilege Remote Code Execution Denial of Service Information Disclosure | CVE-2020-9715 is being exploited in the wild. Adobe Acrobat contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows for code execution. Hence, the risk level is rated from Medium Risk to High Risk. | APSB20-48 |
| Adobe Lightroom |  Medium Risk | Elevation of Privilege | APSB20-51 |
Number of 'Extremely High Risk' product(s): 0
Number of 'High Risk' product(s): 1
Number of 'Medium Risk' product(s): 1
Number of 'Low Risk' product(s): 0
Evaluation of overall 'Risk Level': High Risk
Impact
- Denial of Service
- Elevation of Privilege
- Remote Code Execution
- Security Restriction Bypass
- Information Disclosure
System / Technologies affected
- Acrobat DC 2020.009.20074 and earlier versions
- Acrobat Reader DC 2020.009.20074 and earlier versions
- Acrobat 2020 2020.001.30002
- Acrobat Reader 2020 2020.001.30002
- Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30171 and earlier versions
- Acrobat Reader 2017 2017.011.30171 and earlier versions
- Acrobat 2015 2015.006.30523 and earlier versions
- Acrobat Reader 2015 2015.006.30523 and earlier versions
- Lightroom Classic 9.2.0.10 and earlier versions
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the vendor web-site for more details.
- Apply fixes issued by the vendor. Please refer to 'Details' column in the above table for details of individual product update or run software update
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