CVE-2026-82001: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) in Adobe Adobe Acrobat
Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. 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
Adobe Acrobat contains an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-82001. This flaw allows an attacker to cause an application denial-of-service by exhausting system resources when a victim opens a crafted malicious file. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not affect confidentiality or integrity, only availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.5 (medium severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial-of-service of the Adobe Acrobat application by exhausting system resources. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) and does not require privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, users should exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources to avoid triggering the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T21:20:45.367Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa07237acd9273b4931f747
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 20:38:15 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 01:18:32 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
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