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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Adobe Adobe Acrobat unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 26.002.21900
26.002.21901 unaffected —
Adobe Acrobat Reader unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 26.002.21900
26.002.21901 unaffected —
Adobe Acrobat 2024 unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 24.001.30383
24.001.30429 unaffected —

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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:30:57.252Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T21:20:45.366Z

Link: CVE-2026-81997

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:46.493

Modified: 2026-09-08T21:18:46.493

Link: CVE-2026-81997

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