Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-80159
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-08 21:18:42 UTC
Updated2026-09-10 21:17:47 UTC
DescriptionAcrobat 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.001150000 probability, percentile 0.017450000 (date 2026-09-13)

Problem Types: CWE-426 | CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Acrobat All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Dc All All All All
Application Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Adobe Adobe Acrobat affected 26.002.21900 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Adobe Acrobat unaffected 26.002.21901 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Acrobat Reader affected 26.002.21900 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Acrobat Reader unaffected 26.002.21901 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Acrobat 2024 affected 24.001.30383 custom Not specified
CNA Adobe Acrobat 2024 unaffected 24.001.30429 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html [email protected] helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
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