Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2026-81979

CVE-2026-81979, high severity (CVSS 7.8): 2 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 7.8
Exploitation: -
Tracked apps: 2
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2026-09-08

Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Attack vector : Local No privileges required

Show raw CVSS vector

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

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
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 26.002.21900 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:::*

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