Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
CVE-2026-81980
Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write 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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:7.8
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787 ↗Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Acrobat | 0 <= 26.002.21900 (affected), 26.002.21901 (unaffected) |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | 0 <= 26.002.21900 (affected), 26.002.21901 (unaffected) |
| Adobe | Acrobat 2024 | 0 <= 24.001.30383 (affected), 24.001.30429 (unaffected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-08-27T21:20:45 |
| Published | 2026-09-08T20:31:11 |
| Patch Date | 2026-09-08 |
| Last Updated | 2026-09-09T09:54:40 |
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