CVE-2026-81997
mediumAcrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass.
Vendor / product: Adobe — acrobat
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. 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:N/I:H/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (psirt@adobe.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-08 21:18
Modified: 2026-09-10 16:28
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 ≥24.0.0 <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 ↗