AADC-CL-001010 - Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Classic Protected Mode must be enabled.

Information

Protected Mode is a 'sandbox' that is essentially a read-only mode. When enabled, Acrobat allows the execution environment of untrusted PDF's and the processes the PDF may invoke but also presumes all PDFs are potentially malicious and confines processing to a restricted sandbox.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2015\FeatureLockDown

Value Name: bProtectedMode
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Classic > Preferences > 'Protected Mode' to 'Enabled'.

This policy setting requires the installation of the AcrobatProDCClassic custom templates included with the STIG package. 'AcrobatProDCClassic.admx' and 'AcrobatProDCClassic.adml' must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro_DC_Classic_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-39, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002530, Rule-ID|SV-213103r557504_rule, STIG-ID|AADC-CL-001010, STIG-Legacy|SV-94835, STIG-Legacy|V-80131, Vuln-ID|V-213103

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: c795c5f4e81fdf7c4e24a7f1d913a3da28182bc8a7df8b50ff163b9b509880f6