CVE-2026-80159
Medium · 4.0CVSS
4.0
EPSS
0.2%
Published
Sep 8, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
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 packages
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