CVE-2026-81996

highpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileDERUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.24% (14th) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

12 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

fstec_bdu · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

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

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · psirt@adobe.comexploitability 2 · impact 6

v3.18.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863USCWE-863US

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Adobe Acrobat Classic 2024 <24.001.30429all versionscert_bundDE
Adobe Acrobat Continuous <26.002.21901all versionscert_bundDE
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous <26.002.21901all versionscert_bundDE
Adobe Acrobat≤ Classic 2024 <24.001.30429cert_bundDE
Adobe Acrobat≤ Continuous <26.002.21901cert_bundDE
Adobe Acrobat Reader≤ Continuous <26.002.21901cert_bundDE
Adobe Systems Inc. Acrobat Reader≤ 26.002.21900fstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat≤ 26.002.21900fstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat 2024≤ 24.001.30383fstec_bduRU
adobe acrobat24.0.0 → 24.001.30429nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat dc15.008.20082 → 26.002.21901nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat reader dc15.008.20082 → 26.002.21901nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-3249Adobe Acrobat und Acrobat Reader: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Adobe Acrobat und Adobe Acrobat Reader ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Berechtigungen zu erweitern, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-09-08modified 2026-09-23

references (1) nvd

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.htmlVendor Advisory

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