CVE-2026-81996
highAcrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation.
Vendor / product: Adobe — acrobat
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
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (psirt@adobe.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-08 21:18
Modified: 2026-09-10 16:27
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days 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 ≥24.0.0 <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 ↗