Adobe Acrobat Reader: Authorization Bypass via Malicious File
CVE-2026-81997 Published on September 8, 2026
Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-81997 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2026-81997 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-81997
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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.