High severity · published Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2026-47920
Acrobat Reader | Use After Free (CWE-416)
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
A2
Acrobat 2024 · Adobe
through 24.001.30365 · source: vendor
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 26.001.21651 · source: vendor, NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 26.001.21651 · source: vendor, NVD
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
24.0.0 before 24.001.30383 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47920
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47920
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-63.html
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