CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-34621
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Prototype Pollution Vulnerability — Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Adobe Acrobat and Reader contain a prototype pollution vulnerability that allows for arbitrary code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-04-13
- Remediation due
- 2026-04-27
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-43.html ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34621
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Last modified
- 2026-10-26
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.6 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1321
Description
Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30356, 26.001.21367 and earlier are affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') 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.
Affected configurations
• adobe acrobat dc (< 26.001.21411)
• adobe acrobat reader dc (< 26.001.21411)
• adobe acrobat (>= 24.0.0 < 24.001.30362)
• adobe acrobat (>= 24.0.0 < 24.001.30360)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes weakness
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb26-43.html Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-34621 US Government Resource