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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L because exploitation requires the victim to open a local file; I:N because the described impact is read-only filesystem access, contradicting the vendor's I:H rating.
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Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
AnalysisAI
Prototype Pollution in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader (versions through 26.002.21900 and Acrobat 2024 through 24.001.30383) allows an attacker who can deliver a crafted PDF to break out of the Reader's JavaScript sandbox and read arbitrary files from the victim's filesystem. The flaw abuses CWE-1321 to modify built-in JavaScript object prototypes inside Acrobat's scripting engine, subverting sandbox boundaries in a scope-changed exploit chain (S:C). …
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| Exploitation | Victim must open a malicious PDF file in an affected version of Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader (≤26.002.21900 for the current branch; ≤24.001.30383 for Acrobat 2024). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) is broadly consistent with a sandbox escape that reads sensitive filesystem content, though the I:H integrity metric appears overstated relative to the vendor's own description of 'arbitrary file system read' - write capability is nowhere stated, and this discrepancy should be verified against the APSB26-141 advisory. … 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 | Patch available per vendor advisory APSB26-141 at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, alert all users to avoid opening PDFs from untrusted sources; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity elevates near-term risk. …
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EUVD-2026-74204
GHSA-48q3-3jc4-wq7c