Acrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-80159
PublishedAcrobat 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-80159
PublishedAcrobat Reader | Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426)
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.
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- 8 Sep 2026 20:31:03 UTC
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- 17 Sep 2026 19:04:32 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N