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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are 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.
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Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier results from a use-after-free memory corruption bug (CWE-416) triggered when a victim opens a malicious PDF. Code runs in the security context of the current user, making this a credible client-side initial-access vector via phishing or drive-by document delivery. …
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Within 24 hours: Disable Adobe Acrobat Reader on non-essential systems or restrict usage to read-only contexts; issue user alert warning against opening unexpected PDF attachments or PDFs from untrusted sources. …
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EUVD-2026-35823
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