Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Continuous Repair Installation must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-213133 | AADC-CN-001295 | SV-213133r766553_rule | CCI-000381 | low |
| Description | ||||
| When Repair Installation is disabled the user does not have the option (Help Menu) or ability to repair an Adobe Acrobat Pro DC install. Ability to repair includes the risk that established security settings could be overwritten. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Adobe Acrobat Professional DC Continuous Track Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-06-22 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-213133r766553_chk)
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'.
Fix Text (F-14368r766552_fix)
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'.