CVE-2026-47965
A NVD · · CVE-2026-47965
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
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Key metrics
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The vulnerability enables remote code execution with user interaction and affects Acrobat Reader versions deployed across many production environments.
Description
CVE-2026-47965 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader (versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier) that can lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction , a victim must open a malicious file. The vulnerability is not documented as actively exploited but requires timely patching to affected versions.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 78.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 78.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 0.75
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
2 TTPsProcedure details
| Technique | Tactic | Procedure | Conf. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution | Execution | CVE-2026-47965 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader (versions 24.001.30365, 26.001.21651 and earlier) that allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when a victim opens a malicious file. | high | llm |
| T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment | Initial Access | Exploitation of CVE-2026-47965 requires user interaction where a victim must open a malicious file, consistent with delivering a weaponized PDF as a phishing attachment to trigger the Acrobat Reader vulnerability. | medium | llm |