CVE-2026-81996 Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

What is CVE-2026-81996?

CVE-2026-81996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 8 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81996?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc.

How do I fix CVE-2026-81996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-81996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat

• CVE-2021-28550 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2021-21017 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0546 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Sandbox Bypass Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0496 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-3346 Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5p3x-77gx-c43v.