VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-80159

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation.

MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 0.11%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1: 4.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.11% probability · 2th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-426
Affected: adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
Source: psirt@adobe.com

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.htmlVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.