{"id":"CVE-2026-81996","title":"Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation","summary":"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 req…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-863"],"vendor":"adobe","product":"acrobat","affected":["acrobat >= 24.0.0, < 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":"2026-09-10T16:27:51.693","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81996","references":[{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00131,"epssPercentile":0.03078,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-09T04:27:48.439009Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.369Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81996","body":"## Overview\n\nAcrobat 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `acrobat >= 24.0.0, < 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":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}