Use After Free in Adobe Acrobat 2024

CVE-2026-80162

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.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80162?
CVE-2026-80162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 2024, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-80162?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.