CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-81996

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

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 does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with limited privileges can gain elevated access, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and functions.

Recommendation

Update Acrobat Reader to the latest version that includes the security fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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