Acrobat Reader | Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-80161
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-08 21:18:43 UTC
Updated2026-09-10 15:56:54 UTC
DescriptionAcrobat Reader is affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001900000 probability, percentile 0.087350000 (date 2026-09-13)

Problem Types: CWE-843 | CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

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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