CVE-2026-81984: Use After Free (CWE-416) in Adobe Adobe Acrobat
Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free 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-2026-81984 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 does not impact integrity or availability but can compromise confidentiality by leaking sensitive information.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in disclosure of sensitive information from the affected system's memory. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. Exploitation requires user interaction, limiting the attack vector to targeted scenarios.
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 current data. Users should avoid opening suspicious or untrusted files until a patch is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T21:20:45.365Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa07235acd9273b4931f703
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 20:38:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 01:49:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
Views: 65
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