medium4.0
CVE-2026-80159
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Acrobat | from 24.001.20604 before 24.001.30429 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Dc | from 15.008.20082 before 26.002.21901 |
| Adobe | Acrobat Reader Dc | from 15.008.20082 before 26.002.21901 |