Adobe today shipped a patch for a critical vulnerability in its Download Manager utility. The vulnerability, discovered by Aviv Raff, could potentially allow an attacker to download and install unauthorized software onto a user s system. Adobe is recommending that users verify that a potentially vulnerable version of the Adobe Download-Manager is no longer installed on their machine. The Adobe Download Manager is intended for one-time use and is designed to remove itself from the computer after a restart at the next computer restart. The issue can be mitigated by clicking Start > Run and type Services.msc
Source: https://threatpost.com/adobe-patches-critical-hole-download-manager-022310/73580/