Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-81996
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat Reader
Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (adobe) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat 2024 | v ≤ 24.001.30383 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | v ≤ 26.002.21900 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Adobe | Adobe Acrobat | v ≤ 26.002.21900 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-09
- Last updated
- 2026-09-09
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- adobe
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
14.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)