Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker…

cve CVE-2026-81996 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
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. the claim

Severity: HIGH NVD
CVSS: 8.8 NVD
Vendor: Adobe NVD
Product: Adobe Acrobat NVD
CWE: CWE-863 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 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.

NVD

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.

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

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NVD

8.8

receipt

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Its words: 8.8
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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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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:L/UI:N/S:C/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-863

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CWE-863
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-863
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
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].exploitation
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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Its words: HIGH
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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	—

What the source handed over

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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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Its words: Adobe
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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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What the source handed over

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—

Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-08

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