Adobe Reader DC must disable the Adobe Send and Track plugin for Outlook.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65779	ARDC-CL-000055	SV-80269r1_rule		Low

Description
When enabled, Adobe Send and Track button appears in Outlook. When an email is composed it enables the ability to send large files as public links through Outlook. The attached files can be uploaded to the Adobe Document Cloud and public links to the files are inserted in the email body.

STIG	Date
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic Track Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-03-14

Details

Check Text ( C-66461r1_chk )
Verify the following registry configuration: Note: The Key Name "cCloud" is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created. Utilizing the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureLockDown\cCloud Value Name: bAdobeSendPluginToggle Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 If the value for bAdobeSendPluginToggle is not set to “0” and Type configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-66461r1_chk )

Verify the following registry configuration:

Note: The Key Name "cCloud" is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created.

Utilizing the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureLockDown\cCloud

Value Name: bAdobeSendPluginToggle
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

If the value for bAdobeSendPluginToggle is not set to “0” and Type configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71849r1_fix)
Configure the following registry value: Note: The Key Name "cCloud" is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\FeatureLockDown\cCloud Value Name: bAdobeSendPluginToggle Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0