{"id":"CVE-2026-81997","title":"Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass","summary":"Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploita…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N","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":"2026-09-10T16:28:21.750","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81997","references":[{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00152,"epssPercentile":0.04704,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-09T13:30:09.970692Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.369Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81997","body":"## Overview\n\nAcrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. 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 >= 24.0.0, < 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":"sunlit","depthScore":35,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}