CVE-2026-81997 PUBLISHED

Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

Assigner: adobe
Reserved: 27.08.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor Adobe
Product Adobe Acrobat
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 26.002.21900 (incl.)
  • Version 26.002.21901 is unaffected
Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat Reader
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 26.002.21900 (incl.)
  • Version 26.002.21901 is unaffected
Vendor Adobe
Product Acrobat 2024
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 24.001.30383 (incl.)
  • Version 24.001.30429 is unaffected

References

Problem Types

  • Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) CWE