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Adobe February 2020 security updates patch Acrobat, Reader, and Framemaker

Adobe's February 2020 release addressed critical vulnerabilities across Acrobat/Reader, Framemaker, Digital Editions, and Experience Manager with fixes available on Patch Tuesday.

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Executive briefing: Adobe published multiple security bulletins on , including APSB20-05 for Acrobat and Reader and fixes for Framemaker, Digital Editions, and Experience Manager. Several memory corruption and arbitrary code execution flaws were rated Critical, requiring prompt updates on Windows and macOS endpoints.

Operator action: Deploy the latest Acrobat/Reader builds via enterprise update channels, verify Framemaker and Digital Editions versions match Adobe's patched releases, and harden auto-update settings. Track plugin and browser dependencies that bundle Acrobat components, and monitor for exploitation attempts targeting unpatched PDF handlers.

Sources: Adobe's bulletins list affected versions, CVE IDs, and fixed builds for each product line.

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