{"id":"CVE-2026-81996","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-81996","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:29:44.195Z","title":"Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation.","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.","published":"2026-09-08T21:18:46.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-10T16:27:52.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-863"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat dc","adobe/acrobat reader dc"],"epss":{"score":0.00238,"percentile":0.14737,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81996","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}