CVE-2026-81973

Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

  • Published Sep 8, 2026
  • CVSS 7.8 high
  • 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

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CVE-2026-81973 at the National Vulnerability Database