CVE•Published 2026-09-08•Modified 2026-09-10•0 articles on news•3 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-80159Adobe · Acrobat

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

4.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Description

Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Timeline

Published 2026-09-08

Modified 2026-09-10

External references

NVD MITRE VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-80159

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Adobe Acrobat"

All exposed Adobe Acrobat instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Acrobat"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Acrobat" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-80159