CVE-2026-79907: Acrobat Reader | Double Free (CWE-415)

Q: What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?

The attacker must provide a malicious file and convince the victim to open it in Acrobat Reader. The vulnerability is locally exploitable and requires no privileges before exploitation.

Q: What access could successful exploitation provide?

Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The resulting impact is therefore limited by the permissions of the account that opens the malicious file.

Published Sep 8, 2026

Updated

Acrobat Reader is affected by a Double Free 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.

Affected Software

6 affected components

Adobe Acrobat Reader

All of the following

Any of the following

Adobe Acrobat>=24.001.20604<24.001.30429

Adobe Acrobat DC>=15.008.20082<26.002.21901

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC>=15.008.20082<26.002.21901

Any of the following

Apple macOS

Microsoft Windows

Event History

Sep 8, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:31 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:31 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·09:18 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?

The attacker must provide a malicious file and convince the victim to open it in Acrobat Reader. The vulnerability is locally exploitable and requires no privileges before exploitation.

What access could successful exploitation provide?