Security Alert (A25-12-08): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader/Acrobat


 

Published on: 10 December 2025

Description:

Patches are released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities. A remote attacker would entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted PDF file to exploit the vulnerabilities.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Acrobat DC (for Windows and macOS) Continuous 25.001.20982 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader DC (for Windows and macOS) Continuous 25.001.20982 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2024 (for Windows) Classic 2024 24.001.30264 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2024 (for MacOS) Classic 2024 24.001.30273 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2020 (for Windows) Classic 2020 20.005.30793 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat 2020 (for MacOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30803 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader 2020 (for Windows) Classic 2020 20.005.30793 and earlier versions
  • Acrobat Reader 2020 (for MacOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30803 and earlier versions

 

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

 

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the following versions to address the issues. The updates can be obtained by using the auto-update mechanism or by downloading at the following URLs:
Acrobat DC (for Windows and macOS) Continuous 25.001.20997
https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#continuous-track
Acrobat Reader DC (for Windows and macOS) Continuous 25.001.20997
https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#continuous-track
Acrobat 2024 (for Windows) Classic 2024 24.001.30307
https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#acrobat-classic-track
Acrobat 2024 (for macOS) Classic 2024 24.001.30308
https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#acrobat-classic-track
Acrobat 2020 (for Windows and macOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30838
https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#classic-track
Acrobat Reader 2020 (for Windows and macOS) Classic 2020 20.005.30838
https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/index.html#classic-track

 

More Information:

  • https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-119.html
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/adobe-monthly-security-update-december-2025
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-64785 (to CVE-2025-64787)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-64899


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