Adobe Acrobat Pro XI privileged file and folder locations must be disabled.

From Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001813

SV-89957r1_rule Adobe Acrobat Pro XI privileged file and folder locations must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Privileged Locations are the primary method Acrobat uses to allow users and admins to specify trusted content that should be exempt from security restrictions, such as when Enhanced Security is enabled.A Privileged Location may be a file, folder, or a host. If the user is allowed to set a Privileged Location, they could bypass security protections.

Check content

Verify the following registry configuration: Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown Value Name: bDisableTrustedFolders Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 If the value for bDisableTrustedFolders is not set to “1” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown Value Name: bDisableTrustedFolders Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

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