Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Acrobat Reader is affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Title Acrobat Reader | Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') (CWE-1321)
Weaknesses CWE-1321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:30:55.814Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-81994

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:46.223

Modified: 2026-09-08T21:18:46.223

Link: CVE-2026-81994

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