CVE-2026-81987: Acrobat Reader | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-81987 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in adobe acrobat. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-09-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 10-09-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Integer Overflow or Wraparound 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.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.