Adobe Security Bulletin

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and MacOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities.  Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. 

For questions regarding Acrobat DC, please visit the Acrobat DC FAQ page. 

For questions regarding Acrobat Reader DC, please visit the Acrobat Reader DC FAQ page.

Adobe recommends users update their software installations to the latest versions by following the instructions below.
The latest product versions are available to end users via one of the following methods:

• Users can update their product installations manually by choosing Help > Check for Updates.
• The products will update automatically, without requiring user intervention, when updates are detected.
• The full Acrobat Reader installer can be downloaded from the Acrobat Reader Download Center.
  

For IT administrators (managed environments):

• Download the enterprise installers from ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/, or refer to the specific release note version for links to installers.
• Install updates via your preferred methodology, such as AIP-GPO, bootstrapper, SCUP/SCCM (Windows), or on macOS, Apple Remote Desktop and SSH.
  

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:

• Abdul Aziz Hariri of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2018-12799)
  

• Cybellum Technologies LTD (CVE-2018-12808)