CVE-2026-80162: Use After Free (CWE-416) in Adobe Adobe Acrobat
Description
Adobe Acrobat contains a Use After Free vulnerability that may allow an attacker to disclose sensitive memory information. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file. The vulnerability affects certain versions of Adobe Acrobat up to 26.002.21900 and 24.001.30383. The CVSS score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity level.
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-2026-80162 is a Use After Free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Adobe Acrobat Reader that can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents. An attacker must convince a user to open a crafted malicious file to exploit this issue. The vulnerability affects Adobe Acrobat versions up to 26.002.21900 and 24.001.30383. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impact limited to confidentiality.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can disclose sensitive information from memory to an attacker. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires user interaction, limiting the attack scope.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are provided in the available data. Users should avoid opening untrusted files until a patch is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T20:51:44.756Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa07231acd9273b4931f6be
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 20:38:09 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 02:38:14 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
Views: 60
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