Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Reader DC Optional Hotfix

 

Adobe released an optional hotfix for Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Reader DC for Windows that addresses important bug fixes for vulnerabilities described in the corresponding security bulletins of Reader and Acrobat.

Release date:  July 29, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: None
Platform: Windows

Bug fixes

Installers

• 4336133: Acrobat prompting to update browser/operating system on a machine with IE11 due to IE7 emulation mode being enforced in embedded IE mode.

Browser

• 4334561: SAP: Fixing a GDI leak in Acrobat & Reader

Update or Complete Download

Reader DC and Acrobat DC were updated to version 21.005.20060.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

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
• Release Notes
• Security Bulletin
• System Requirements

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