CVE-2026-82001

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-09-08 21:18 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-09-11 22:16 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-09-08 21:18 UTC

Last modified

2026-09-11 22:16 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Adobe Acrobat < 24.001.30429
• Adobe Acrobat Dc < 26.002.21901
• Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc < 26.002.21901

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High