CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-81980

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file.

Risk Assessment

Risk of arbitrary code execution, potentially allowing the attacker to install malware or steal data.

Recommendation

Update Acrobat Reader to the latest version as soon as possible. Avoid opening suspicious PDF files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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