Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Acrobat Reader is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
Title Acrobat Reader | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:30:52.203Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-81992

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:45.980

Modified: 2026-09-08T21:18:45.980

Link: CVE-2026-81992

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow