Adobe Reader DC and Acrobat DC Critical Security Updates Released

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Reader DC and Adobe Acrobat DC for Windows and Macintosh.  These updates are rated as six (6) critical and five (5) rated important, addressing Arbitrary Code Execution, Information Disclosure and Security Bypass.  Also see this KB article for more information on mitigating CVE-2018-4993.

Release date:  May 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: APSB18-09
Platform: Windows and Macintosh

Update or Complete Download

Update checks can be manually activated by choosing Help > Check for Updates.  Reader DC and Acrobat DC were updated to 2018.011.20040.   

• Reader DC and other versions are available here:  https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows 
• Acrobat DC for Windows is available here:  http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows  

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

References

• PSIRT
• Security Bulletin
• System Requirements

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