CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80161

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

Acrobat Reader is affected by a Type Confusion vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code, but user interaction is required to open a malicious file.

Risk Assessment

If a user opens a malicious file, an attacker could take control of the application and system, potentially leading to severe security breaches.

Recommendation

Update Acrobat Reader to the latest patched version and exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS