Medium severity4.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2026· Updated Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-80159
CVE-2026-80159
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
4cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: >=24.001.20604,<24.001.30429
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: >=15.008.20082,<26.002.21901
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*Range: >=15.008.20082,<26.002.21901
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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