{"id":"CVE-2026-81994","title":"Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read","summary":"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 acces…","severity":"high","cvss":8.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-1321"],"vendor":"adobe","product":"acrobat","affected":["acrobat >= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30429","acrobat_dc >= 15.008.20082, < 26.002.21901","acrobat_reader_dc >= 15.008.20082, < 26.002.21901"],"patched":["acrobat 24.001.30429","acrobat_dc 26.002.21901","acrobat_reader_dc 26.002.21901"],"published":"2026-09-08","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T15:17:47.323","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81994","references":[{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-09T17:29:10.269154Z"},"epss":0.006,"epssPercentile":0.46493,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.369Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81994","body":"## Overview\n\nAcrobat 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `acrobat >= 24.001.20604, < 24.001.30429`\n- `acrobat_dc >= 15.008.20082, < 26.002.21901`\n- `acrobat_reader_dc >= 15.008.20082, < 26.002.21901`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `acrobat 24.001.30429`\n- `acrobat_dc 26.002.21901`\n- `acrobat_reader_dc 26.002.21901`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":45.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}