CVE-2026-81988 json
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
published 2026-09-08 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also EUVD-2026-74103
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After 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.
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
- total
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Adobe Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Adobe Acrobat 2024
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-81988
- NVD CVE-2026-81988
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