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.
cve CVE-2026-81973 1 source, 1 claim · Watch
NVD writes:
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. the claim
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. 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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vulnerability
| 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. zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-08 | cvss 7.8 product Adobe Acrobat status Analyzed vendor Adobe | source |