Acrobat Reader | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
Published Sep 8, 2026
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.23%
Description
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=24.001.30383
- Version 24.001.30429StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=26.002.21900
- Version 26.002.21901StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=26.002.21900
- Version 26.002.21901StatusunaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Adobe | Acrobat 2024 | unaffected |
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| Adobe | Acrobat Reader | unaffected |
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| Adobe | Adobe Acrobat | unaffected |
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- ≥ 24.0.0 · < 24.001.30429
- ≥ 15.008.20082 · < 26.002.21901
- ≥ 15.008.20082 · < 26.002.21901
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 11, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
Sep–Oct 2026- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v5
Table of values (2 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 12.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 5.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
References (1)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-141.html | vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.