Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Cloud Synchronization must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213132	AADC-CN-001290	SV-213132r766550_rule	CCI-000381	medium
Description
By default, Adobe online services are tightly integrated in Adobe Acrobat. When the Adobe Cloud synchronization is disabled it prevents the synchronization of desktop preferences across devices on which the user is signed in with an Adobe ID (including phones).
STIG			Date
Adobe Acrobat Professional DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide			2021-06-22

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks

NIST 800-531 mapping

CM-7

1.00

DISA · V2R1 · disa_xccdf · related
DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent

NIST 800-1711 mapping

3.4.6

1.00

DISA · V2R1 · disa_xccdf · related
DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent

CCI1 mapping

CCI-000381

1.00

DISA · V2R1 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-213132r766550_chk)

Verify the following registry configuration: Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bTogglePrefsSync Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for bTogglePrefsSync is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding. Admin Template path: Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'Cloud Synchronization' must be set to 'Disabled'.

Fix Text (F-14367r766549_fix)

Configure the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureLockDown\cServices Value Name: bTogglePrefsSync Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration > Administrative Template > Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous > Preferences > 'Cloud Synchronization' to 'Disabled'.