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Adobe Acrobat Reader CVE-2026-81976

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74205 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-09-08 psirt@adobe.com GHSA-x38g-pc33-gmxj
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: adobe
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Vendor (adobe) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.8 HIGH

File-borne exploit requires no privileges or network access; UI:R mandatory; execution bounded to current user with full C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: adobe

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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2
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 21:57 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 21:18 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free (CWE-416) in Adobe Acrobat Reader enables arbitrary code execution at the current user's privilege level when a specially crafted document is opened. All Acrobat Reader builds through 26.002.21900 and Acrobat 2024 through 24.001.30383 are affected, as confirmed by Adobe PSIRT under security bulletin APSB26-141. …

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Exploitation The victim must actively open a malicious file using an affected version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (≤26.002.21900) or Acrobat 2024 (≤24.001.30383) on their local system. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.8 rating (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) accurately captures the exploit conditions: file-borne delivery with no authentication or network service exposure required, conditioned solely on user interaction. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply the updates documented in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-141 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html), which addresses this vulnerability for all affected product lines; the exact patched build numbers should be obtained directly from the bulletin, as they are not enumerated in the available input data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, asset management teams should catalog Acrobat Reader deployment scope and identify systems with email-integrated workflows, then enable email gateway scanning to detect and quarantine PDF attachments from external senders. …

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