CVE-2026-79910: Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) in Adobe Adobe Acrobat
Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Adobe
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe
Acrobat Reader
Adobe
Acrobat 2024
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79910 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat that can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents. Successful exploitation depends on a victim opening a crafted malicious file, enabling an attacker to access sensitive information. The vulnerability affects Adobe Acrobat versions up to 26.002.21900 and 24.001.30383. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting medium severity with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality.
Potential Impact
An attacker who convinces a user to open a malicious file in Adobe Acrobat could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive memory contents, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No active exploitation in the wild is currently known.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T14:55:21.140Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa07231acd9273b4931f6b6
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 20:38:09 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 01:49:04 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
Views: 57
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