Executive brief
Adobe Acrobat Reader is widely used to view and work with PDF documents in corporate and personal environments. A use-after-free vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system when they open a malicious PDF file, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or system compromise.
Technical details
This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability requires user interaction—specifically, a victim must open a malicious PDF file to trigger the exploit. The defect likely stems from improper memory management in the PDF parsing or rendering engine, where a previously freed memory region is accessed or dereferenced. Exploitation results in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the logged-in user. No patch details are currently available in the provided advisory.
Affected products
- Adobe Acrobat Reader <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed