# CVE-2026-80162: Adobe Acrobat Reader use-after-free in memory handling

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-80162-adobe-acrobat-reader-use-after-free-in-memory-handling  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-08. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-80162 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-09-08

Adobe Acrobat Reader contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow attackers to disclose sensitive information from memory. An attacker would need to trick a user into opening a malicious PDF file to exploit this issue. Successful exploitation could expose confidential data such as passwords, encryption keys, or other sensitive content that was previously in memory.

Technologies: [Adobe Acrobat](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/acrobat), [Adobe Acrobat Reader](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/acrobat-reader), [Adobe Acrobat Dc](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/acrobat-dc), [Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/acrobat-reader-dc), [Apple macOS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/macos), [Microsoft Windows](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe), [Apple](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/apple), [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-80162 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-80162 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-80162?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 8 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Acrobat Reader.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-80162?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-80162 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-80162?** Check whether you run Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Dc or one of the others listed. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader's memory management. The vulnerability occurs when the application attempts to access memory that has already been freed, which could contain sensitive data. Exploitation requires user interaction—specifically, a victim must be tricked into opening a specially crafted malicious PDF file. The attack vector is local and user-assisted. A successful exploit could lead to information disclosure through memory access, though it does not directly enable code execution. Adobe has released a security patch addressing this issue.

## Affected products

- Adobe Acrobat Reader

## Timeline

- 2026-09-08: disclosed

## References

- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html)

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