CVE-2026-81996 (GCVE-0-2026-81996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 20:30 – Updated: 2026-09-09 09:54
VLAI
Title
Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-09 04:27 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Adobe Adobe Acrobat Affected: 0 , ≤ 26.002.21900 (custom)
Unaffected: 26.002.21901 (custom)
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Adobe Acrobat Reader Affected: 0 , ≤ 26.002.21900 (custom)
Unaffected: 26.002.21901 (custom)
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Adobe Acrobat 2024 Affected: 0 , ≤ 24.001.30383 (custom)
Unaffected: 24.001.30429 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-08 17:00
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