Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2026-80159Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Acrobat 2024 from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Acrobat | 0 – through 26.002.21900 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | 0 – through 26.002.21900 |
| Adobe | Acrobat 2024 | 0 – through 24.001.30383 |
Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N