---
id: CVE-2026-81982
title: >-
  Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could
  lead to disclosure of sensitive memory
summary: >-
  Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could
  lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this
  vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue
  requires use…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
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: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T22:16:44.773'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81982'
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: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T21:28:17.782452Z'
epss: 0.00186
epssPercentile: 0.08434
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.369Z'
---

## Overview

Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## 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`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `acrobat 24.001.30429`
- `acrobat_dc 26.002.21901`
- `acrobat_reader_dc 26.002.21901`