Adobe Acrobat DC and Reader DC Security Updates Released

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

Important note:  Adobe has received a report that CVE-2021-21017 has been exploited in the wild in limited attacks targeting Adobe Reader users on Windows.

Release date:  February 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: APSB21-09
Platform: Windows and MacOS


Update or Complete Download

Reader DC and Acrobat DC were updated to version 21.001.20135.  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://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
  
•   Release Notes
  
•   Security Bulletin
  
•   System Requirements