CVE-2026-81996

published 2026-09-08

CVE-2026-81996: Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this…

Priority P3 50 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR L UI N S C C H I H A H

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
adobe	acrobat	>= 24.0.0 < 24.001.30429	24.001.30429
adobe	acrobat_2024	<= 24.001.30383	—
adobe	acrobat_dc	>= 15.008.20082 < 26.002.21901	26.002.21901
adobe	acrobat_reader	<= 26.002.21900	—
adobe	acrobat_reader_dc	>= 15.008.20082 < 26.002.21901	26.002.21901
adobe	adobe_acrobat	<= 26.002.21900	—

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