CVE-2026-81981CWE-787

CVE-2026-81981

High · published September 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00256 · 16.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-09-09T01:18Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
adobe/acrobat≥ 24.001.20604, < 24.001.3042924.001.30429
adobe/acrobat_dc≥ 15.008.20082, < 26.002.2190126.002.21901
adobe/acrobat_reader_dc≥ 15.008.20082, < 26.002.2190126.002.21901
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:18Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 20:30Z
    Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
    cvelistv5