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Sean Riley

Adobe Reader flaw leaves macOS and Windows vulnerable to hackers — update now!

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Adobe's software suite is used by over 25 million users and that number balloons further when you factor in the free Adobe Reader app, so any security vulnerabilities in these apps have large-scale implications.

Adobe's most recent update addresses over 50 vulnerabilities across the entire software suite, with multiple flaws that "could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, security feature bypass and memory leak" on Windows or macOS (via SecurityWeek).

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