Adobe security update for Acrobat and Reader (APSB21-104) and other products (updated)

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Adobe security update for Acrobat and Reader (APSB21-104)

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Connect, Adobe Reader Mobile, Adobe Commerce, Adobe Campaign Standard, and ops-cli.

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities and potentially take over impacted systems.

Adobe Acrobat and Reader

The Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS security update (APSB21-104) addresses 4 vulnerabilities, 2 of those rated Critical.

The Critical patches address vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-40728 and CVE-2021-40731) that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

In addition, Adobe addressed two other Moderate rated vulnerabilities.

Other Adobe updates

Finally, Adobe also addressed multiple vulnerabilities in other Adobe products to include:

APSB21-91: Security update available for Adobe Connect
APSB21-89: Security update available for Adobe Reader Mobile
APSB21-88: Security update available for ops-cli
APSB21-86: Security update available for Adobe Commerce
APSB21-52: Security update available for Adobe Campaign Standard

Update: This article was originally posted October 12, 2021 and updated on October 15, 2021 to include additional Adobe security updates after the initial release of Adobe Acrobat and Reader.

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