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.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 6.3 Medium
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 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
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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-81997

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-81997

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