CVE-2026-81997CWE-863broken-access-control

CVE-2026-81997

Medium · published September 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-09-09T01:18Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
adobe/acrobat≥ 24.0.0, < 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 | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
    cvelistv5