CVE-2026-81997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html

History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Title		Acrobat Reader \| Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Weaknesses		CWE-863
References		https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2026-09-08T20:30:57.252Z

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:30:23.918Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T21:20:45.366Z

Link: CVE-2026-81997

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:30:18.761Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:46.493

Modified: 2026-09-09T15:37:09.320

Link: CVE-2026-81997

Redhat

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