STIGQter: STIG Summary: Adobe Acrobat Professional DC Continuous Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2019:

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Repair Installation must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-94097r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-79391

Group Title

SRG-APP-000141

Rule Version

AADC-CN-001295

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the following registry value:

For 32 bit:
Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer

For 64 bit:
Registry Hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path:
\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer

Value Name: DisableMaintenance
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' to 'Disabled'.

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

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Verify the following registry configuration:

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following:

For 32 bit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer

For 64 bit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer

Value Name: DisableMaintenance
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If the value for DisableMaintenance is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

GUI path: Help > Verify the option 'Repair Installation' is greyed out (locked). If the option is not greyed out, this is a finding.

Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' must be set to 'Disabled'.

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

Vulnerability Number

V-79391

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AADC-CN-001295

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the following registry configuration:

Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following:

For 32 bit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer

For 64 bit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\Installer

Value Name: DisableMaintenance
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

If the value for DisableMaintenance is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

GUI path: Help > Verify the option 'Repair Installation' is greyed out (locked). If the option is not greyed out, this is a finding.

Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > Help > 'Repair Installation on 32/64 bit' must be set to 'Disabled'.

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

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Target Key

3371

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