Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 2024

CVE-2026-80159

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80159?
CVE-2026-80159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 2024, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-80159?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.