Adobe Patches Critical Flaws in Reader, Acrobat

Adobe Patches Critical Flaws in Reader, Acrobat

May 14, 2024 at 01:54PM

Adobe announced security patches for 35 vulnerabilities, including critical-severity issues in Acrobat, Reader, Illustrator, Substance 3D Painter, Aero, Animate, FrameMaker, and Dreamweaver. The vulnerabilities affect Windows and macOS users and could lead to code execution attacks. No active exploits were reported. Updates cover Adobe’s May security patches with detailed CVE numbers and affected versions.

Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways for Adobe’s May batch of security patches are as follows:

1. Adobe documented 35 security vulnerabilities in products such as Acrobat, Reader, Illustrator, Substance 3D Painter, Aero, Animate, FrameMaker, and Dreamweaver.

2. Critical-severity bugs were patched in Acrobat and Reader, with several issues exposing users to code execution attacks.

3. Vulnerabilities affect both Windows and macOS users across various Adobe products.

4. The company mentioned that it was not aware of any exploits in the wild for the documented issues.

5. The security-themed updates also cover critical code execution vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator, Substance 3D Painter, Aero, Animate, FrameMaker, and Dreamweaver.

6. Each update is associated with specific CVE numbers, affected versions, and platforms for Windows and macOS.

7. This batch of security patches addresses a wide range of critical vulnerabilities in Adobe’s products, emphasizing the need for users to promptly apply the updates to protect their systems and data.

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