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AADC-CN-000290 - Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous must be configured to block Flash Content.

Information

Flash has a long history of vulnerabilities. Although Flash is no longer provided with Acrobat, if the system has Flash installed, a malicious PDF could execute code on the system. Configuring Flash to run from a privileged location limits the execution capability of untrusted Flash content that may be embedded in the PDF.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

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

Value Name: bEnableFlash
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'Enable Flash' to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Pro_DC_Continuous_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-213122r766526_rule, STIG-ID|AADC-CN-000290, STIG-Legacy|SV-94075, STIG-Legacy|V-79369, Vuln-ID|V-213122

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 34d0539b639ea1d304fa2ba60c00cbbd0ba186c54bbbf20dfc11c25ce723d9c3