CVE-2026-81982: Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Published Sep 8, 2026
·Updated
Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. 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
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
SeverityWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-81996
- CVE-2026-81994
- CVE-2026-81983
- CVE-2026-79907
- CVE-2026-79908
- CVE-2026-79909
- CVE-2026-80161
- CVE-2026-81973
- CVE-2026-81975
- CVE-2026-81976
- CVE-2026-81992
- CVE-2026-81979
- CVE-2026-81980
- CVE-2026-81981
- CVE-2026-81985
- CVE-2026-81986
- CVE-2026-81987
- CVE-2026-81988
- CVE-2026-81989
- CVE-2026-81990
- CVE-2026-81997
- CVE-2026-82001
- CVE-2026-80160
- CVE-2026-80162
- CVE-2026-81977
- CVE-2026-81978
- CVE-2026-81993
- CVE-2026-81984
- CVE-2026-81991
- CVE-2026-79910
- CVE-2026-80159
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attacker must get a victim to open a malicious file in Acrobat Reader. No privileges are required, but exploitation requires local access and user interaction.
2
What is the expected impact if exploitation succeeds?
Successful exploitation could disclose sensitive information from memory. The provided severity vector indicates no stated impact on integrity or availability.