Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current use…

cve CVE-2026-81986 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free 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. the claim

Severity: HIGH NVD
CVSS: 7.8 NVD
Vendor: Adobe NVD
Product: Adobe Acrobat NVD
CWE: CWE-416 NVD

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept
Proof of concept, verified
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Timeline

2026-09-08

first spoke of it: Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free 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.

NVD

Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free 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.

What it is to other things

affects	adobe/acrobat NVD
affects	adobe/acrobat_dc NVD
affects	adobe/acrobat_reader_dc NVD
affects	apple/macos NVD
affects	microsoft/windows NVD
made_by	adobe NVD
made_by	apple NVD
made_by	microsoft NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

affects

adobe/adobe_acrobat

NVD says “Adobe · Adobe Acrobat”

Every value, with what each source said and its receipt

Property Source Said Means here

Automatable

automatable

NVD

At least one of those steps needs a person.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: no
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].automatable
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	no
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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CVSS

cvss

NVD

7.8

receipt

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Its words: 7.8
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Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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CVSS vector

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NVD

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receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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CWE

cwe

NVD

CWE-416

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CWE-416
Read by: field:cve.weaknesses[].description[].value
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CWE-416
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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Exploitation

exploitation

NVD

none

No evidence of exploitation, and no public proof of concept.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: none
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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	none
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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Product

product

NVD

Adobe Acrobat

receipt

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Its words: Adobe Acrobat
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].product
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Adobe Acrobat
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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Severity

severity

NVD

HIGH

From 7.0 to 8.9.

receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	HIGH
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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high

Status

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NVD

Analyzed

receipt

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Its words: Analyzed
Read by: field:cve.vulnStatus
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

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total

The attacker gains full control of the component, or all of its information.

receipt

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	total
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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Vendor

vendor

NVD

Adobe

receipt

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Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Adobe
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—

Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-08

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