CVE-2026-80159 json
Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
published 2026-09-08 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-17 52 d ago also EUVD-2026-74105
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Patch / fix
- Adobe Adobe Acrobat 26.002.21901
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 26.002.21901
- Adobe Acrobat 2024 24.001.30429
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 59 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Adobe Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Adobe Acrobat 2024
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-80159
- NVD CVE-2026-80159
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