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Adobe Acrobat Reader CVE-2026-81978

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74196 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-09-08 psirt@adobe.com GHSA-4jc7-m49p-38q6
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: adobe
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Vendor (adobe) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.5 MEDIUM

File-open requirement yields AV:L; no attacker privilege needed (PR:N); victim interaction mandatory (UI:R); read-only memory leak means I:N and A:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).

CVSS VectorVendor: adobe

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:40 vuln.today
tag: Buffer Overflow removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 01:57 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 21:18 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat (all editions through version 26.002.21900, and Acrobat 2024 through 24.001.30383) enables sensitive process memory disclosure when a victim opens a specially crafted document. Rooted in CWE-125 improper bounds enforcement during file parsing, the flaw leaks adjacent memory contents including potential pointers or cached sensitive data. …

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Exploitation The victim must actively open a malicious file (PDF or other Acrobat-supported format) in an unpatched version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat on their local system; CVSS UI:R explicitly encodes this prerequisite. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 5.5 Medium rating reflects the accurate combination of user-interaction requirement (UI:R) and information-disclosure-only impact (C:H/I:N/A:N), which substantially limits operational urgency compared to a direct remote code-execution flaw. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Consult and apply the updates detailed in Adobe security advisory APSB26-141 at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html; exact fixed version numbers should be confirmed directly from that advisory, as they were not present in the available input data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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