Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-34626

Adobe Acrobat 24.0.0 – 24.001.30365

Published
14 April 2026
Modified
16 April 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0034 26th percentile
Risk Priority 46 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-34626 is a medium-severity Prototype Pollution (CWE-1321) vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Acrobat Reader versions 26.001.21411, 24.001.30360, 24.001.30362 and earlier are affected by an Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this…

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issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CWE(s)
CWE-1321

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1565 Data Manipulation Impact
Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2023-44361Same product: Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2024-45112Same product: Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-21604Same product: Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-38230Same product: Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-21610Same product: Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2024-20765Same product: Adobe Acrobat

Affected Assets

adobe
acrobat
24.0.0 — 24.001.30365
adobe
acrobat dc
15.008.20082 — 26.001.21431
adobe
acrobat reader dc
15.008.20082 — 26.001.21431

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V15.3.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and safe property assignment to prevent prototype pollution.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches prototype-pollution flaws before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and object-handling controls that directly prevent prototype pollution.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for safeguards against unsafe object attribute manipulation.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the likelihood of prototype pollution through safe design patterns.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly prohibit unsafe prototype attribute assignment and require defensive checks.

A.8.32 Change management partial match
prevents

Change-management processes ensure security fixes for prototype-pollution issues are tracked and deployed.

References