Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2026-80159

CVE-2026-80159, medium severity (CVSS 4.0): 2 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 4.0
Exploitation: 0.2 %
Tracked apps: 2
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2026-09-08

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Attack vector : Local

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS 0.19% exploit very unlikely percentile 9.1%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Adobe Acrobat Reader macOS brew:cask:adobe-acrobat-reader

Affected ≥24.001.20604 <24.001.30429 Fixed in 24.001.30429 Latest tracked 26.001.21662 patched

Observed affected builds (3)

24.001.20643 24.001.20615 24.001.20604
Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-bit) Windows winget:Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit

Affected ≥24.001.20604 <24.001.30429 Fixed in 24.001.30429 Latest tracked 26.002.22031 patched

Observed affected builds (4)

24.001.20643 24.001.20629 24.001.20615 24.001.20604

NVD references 5 distinct products for this CVE : only those tracked by Scout (mobile and desktop catalog apps) are listed above. Libraries, servers and out-of-scope products do not appear here. Full list on NVD ↗

Vulnerable CPE configurations (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
adobe	acrobat All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	≥24.001.20604 <24.001.30429	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*
adobe	acrobat All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	≥24.001.20604 <24.001.30429	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:::::classic:::*

View on NVD ↗ Advisory · helpx.adobe.com

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