CVE-2026-81984: Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Published Sep 8, 2026
·Updated
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free 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
1 affected component
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Event History
Sep 8, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:31 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What must an attacker do to exploit this issue?
The attacker must provide a malicious file and persuade the victim to open it. The vulnerability has local attack vector and requires user interaction; no privileges are required.
2
What is the likely impact if exploitation succeeds?
Successful exploitation could disclose sensitive information from memory. The provided severity vector indicates confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability impact are not indicated.