CVE-2026-81994
mediumAcrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could lead to arb…
Vendor / product: Adobe — acrobat
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
CVSS
6.3
6.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-08 21:18
Modified: 2026-09-10 15:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
adobe / acrobat ≥24.001.20604 <24.001.30429
adobe / acrobat_dc ≥15.008.20082 <26.002.21901
adobe / acrobat_reader_dc ≥15.008.20082 <26.002.21901
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html
References
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC · record ↗