CVE-2026-81996 Acrobat Reader - Broken Access Control

Acrobat Reader contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability caused by improper access control, letting low-privileged attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires no user interaction.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
8 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-863

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Acrobat Reader.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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