Adobe Acrobat Reader UAF Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2026-81984)
CVE-2026-81984 Published on September 8, 2026

Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-81984 is exploitable 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 have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-81984 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-81984

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Affected Versions

Adobe Acrobat: Adobe Acrobat Reader: Adobe Acrobat 2024: