Resource exhaustion in Adobe Acrobat
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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.5% 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-2026-82001?
- CVE-2026-82001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, 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.