Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-80159?
- CVE-2026-80159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, 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.