CVE-2026-81996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00131.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html

History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Title		Acrobat Reader \| Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Weaknesses		CWE-863
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-09-08T20:30:52.943Z

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:54:41.743Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T21:20:45.366Z

Link: CVE-2026-81996

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:51:24.008Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:46.347

Modified: 2026-09-09T15:37:09.320

Link: CVE-2026-81996

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:45:08Z

Weaknesses

CWE-863

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