Adobe released a security update for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat on December 11, 2018. This fixes critical vulnerabilities in the programs.
Adobe has published security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and MacOS, according to Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-41. These updates fix critical and important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Here is the table of affected products.
| Product |
Track |
Affected Versions |
Platform |
| Acrobat DC |
Continuous |
2019.008.20081 and earlier versions |
Windows |
| Acrobat DC |
Continuous |
2019.008.20080 and earlier versions |
macOS |
| Acrobat Reader DC |
Continuous |
2019.008.20081 and earlier versions |
Windows |
| Acrobat Reader DC |
Continuous |
2019.008.20080 and earlier versions |
macOS |
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| Acrobat 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30106 and earlier version |
Windows |
| Acrobat 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30105 and earlier version |
macOS |
| Acrobat Reader 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30106 and earlier version |
Windows |
| Acrobat Reader 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30105 and earlier version |
macOS |
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| Acrobat DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30457 and earlier versions |
Windows |
| Acrobat DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30456 and earlier versions |
macOS |
| Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30457 and earlier versions |
Windows |
| Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30456 and earlier versions |
macOS |
Adobe has provided updates for the affected products, which can be accessed via the links in the table below.
| Product |
Track |
Updated Versions |
Platform |
Availability |
| Acrobat DC |
Continuous |
2019.010.20064 |
Windows and macOS |
Windows
macOS |
| Acrobat Reader DC |
Continuous |
2019.010.20064 |
Windows and macOS |
Windows
macOS |
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| Acrobat 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30110 |
Windows and macOS |
Windows
macOS |
| Acrobat Reader DC 2017 |
Classic 2017 |
2017.011.30110 |
Windows and macOS |
Windows
macOS |
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| Acrobat DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30461 |
Windows and macOS |
Windows
macOS |
| Acrobat Reader DC |
Classic 2015 |
2015.006.30461 |
Windows and macOS |
Windows
macOS |
Details may be found within Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-41. A few notes about new features in version 19.010.20064 may be found here.
