CVE-2026-80161 (GCVE-0-2026-80161)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-08 20:30
Modified
2026-09-10 13:07
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CWE
- CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') ()
Summary
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
References
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Impacted products
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| Adobe | Adobe Acrobat |
Version: 0 < Patch: 26.002.21901 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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