CVE-2026-81986

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Adobe Acrobat

PublishedSep 8, 2026

First seenSep 8, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-416Use after free

How to fix

Update

adobe acrobat24.001.30429 or later
adobe acrobat_dc26.002.21901 or later
adobe acrobat_reader_dc26.002.21901 or later

Vendor advisories

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
adobe acrobat	24.001.20604 ≤ v < 24.001.30429	24.001.30429
adobe acrobat_dc	15.008.20082 ≤ v < 26.002.21901	26.002.21901
adobe acrobat_reader_dc	15.008.20082 ≤ v < 26.002.21901	26.002.21901

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