---
id: CVE-2026-82001
title: >-
  Acrobat Reader is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service
summary: >-
  Acrobat Reader is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker
  could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an
  application deni…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-400
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: '2026-09-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-11T22:16:45.267'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82001'
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: '2026-09-11T21:27:49.402896Z'
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.05094
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.369Z'
---

## Overview

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

## 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`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

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