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CVE-2026-81996— Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

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Affected
Adobe Adobe Acrobat
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Acrobat Reader 存在一个授权错误（Incorrect Authorization）漏洞，可能导致权限提升。低权限的攻击者可以利用该漏洞获取更高的访问权限。利用此漏洞不需要用户交互，且漏洞的影响范围（Scope）发生了变化。

CVSS 8.8 · High

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-81996

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Acrobat Reader | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Adobe Adobe Acrobat 0 ~ 26.002.21900 -
Adobe Acrobat Reader 0 ~ 26.002.21900 -
Adobe Acrobat 2024 0 ~ 24.001.30383 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-81996

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81996 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Adobe · 2026-09-08 · 167 CVEs total

CVE-2026-82004 10.0 CRITICAL Adobe Campaign Classic (ACC) | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS C
CVE-2026-19232 9.9 CRITICAL Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVE-2026-48273 9.9 CRITICAL ColdFusion | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval In
CVE-2026-76201 9.3 CRITICAL Adobe Commerce | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
CVE-2026-76200 9.3 CRITICAL Adobe Commerce | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
CVE-2026-75746 9.1 CRITICAL ColdFusion | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Inje
CVE-2026-77111 8.7 HIGH Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVE-2026-77774 8.6 HIGH Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVE-2026-77109 8.6 HIGH Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVE-2026-75990 8.6 HIGH Illustrator | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVE-2026-75991 8.6 HIGH Illustrator | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
CVE-2026-76190 8.6 HIGH ColdFusion | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval In
CVE-2026-76199 8.6 HIGH Photoshop Desktop | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)
CVE-2026-75993 8.5 HIGH ColdFusion | Cross-site Scripting (Reflected XSS) (CWE-79)
CVE-2026-75999 8.4 HIGH ColdFusion | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
CVE-2026-76191 8.2 HIGH Animate | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') (CWE-94)
CVE-2026-81994 8.2 HIGH Acrobat Reader | Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Proto
CVE-2026-76202 8.2 HIGH Adobe Commerce | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
CVE-2026-81983 7.8 HIGH Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
CVE-2026-79908 7.8 HIGH Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Adobe Acrobat
Same vendor: Adobe
Same weakness: CWE-863

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