Acrobat Reader Type Confusion Leads to Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2026-80161)
CVE-2026-80161 Published on September 8, 2026
Acrobat Reader | Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-80161 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?
The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
CVE-2026-80161 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-80161
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Affected Versions
Adobe Acrobat:- Before and including 26.002.21900 is affected.
- Version 26.002.21901 is unaffected.
- Before and including 26.002.21900 is affected.
- Version 26.002.21901 is unaffected.
- Before and including 24.001.30383 is affected.
- Version 24.001.30429 is unaffected.