Resource exhaustion in Adobe Acrobat 2024

CVE-2026-82001

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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82001?
CVE-2026-82001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 2024, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-82001?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.