Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
cve CVE-2026-80159 1 source, 1 claim · Watch
NVD writes:
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. the claim
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. the claim
What it is to other things
| affects | adobe/acrobat NVD |
| affects | adobe/acrobat_dc NVD |
| affects | adobe/acrobat_reader_dc NVD |
| affects | apple/macos NVD |
| affects | microsoft/windows NVD |
| made_by | adobe NVD |
| made_by | apple NVD |
| made_by | microsoft NVD |
In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:
| affects | adobe/adobe_acrobatNVD says “Adobe · Adobe Acrobat” |
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