Answer in brief
CVE-2026-81997 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Adobe/Acrobat 2024 (generic), Adobe/Acrobat 2024 (generic), Adobe/Acrobat Reader (generic), Adobe/Acrobat Reader (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Adobe/Acrobat 2024 (generic), Adobe/Acrobat 2024 (generic), Adobe/Acrobat Reader (generic), Adobe/Acrobat Reader (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe/Acrobat 2024generic | 0 | Not reported |
| Adobe/Acrobat 2024generic | >=0 <=24.001.30383 | Not reported |
| Adobe/Acrobat Readergeneric | 0 | Not reported |
| Adobe/Acrobat Readergeneric | >=0 <=26.002.21900 | Not reported |
| Adobe/Adobe Acrobatgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
| Adobe/Adobe Acrobatgeneric | >=0 <=26.002.21900 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 8, 2026
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.
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