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Adobe vulnerabilities & exploitation

3 in CISA KEV1 ransomware-linked1 with public exploit

As of 2026-10-05, Threadlinqs tracks 17 Adobe CVEs, 3 in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 1 used in ransomware campaigns, linked to 34 tracked threat campaigns and 9 named threat actors.

CVEs
17Since 2009
CISA KEV
318% of CVEs
Critical
14CVSS v3 9.0+
Avg CVSS
9.6/10Max 10
Threats
34Linked campaigns
Actors
9Named in campaigns

Data as of:

Exploitation timeline

Threadlinqs has recorded 17 Adobe CVEs published between and . The busiest month was 2026-08 (7 new CVEs). 3 of them (18%) are listed in CISA KEV, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed.

Most exploited vulnerabilities

Ranked with CISA KEV listings first, then EPSS exploit probability, then CVSS score. Showing 17 of 17 tracked Adobe CVEs.

Products affected

Threadlinqs normalises CPE and CNA product records across all 17 CVEs; 10 distinct Adobe products are affected. The most frequently affected:

  • Campaign Classic 10 CVEs
  • ColdFusion 4 CVEs
  • Acrobat 1 CVE
  • Acrobat 2020 (Classic) 1 CVE
  • Acrobat DC (Continuous) 1 CVE
  • Acrobat Reader 1 CVE
  • Acrobat Reader 2020 (Classic) 1 CVE
  • Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous) 1 CVE
  • ColdFusion 2023 1 CVE
  • ColdFusion 2025 1 CVE

Threat activity

34 tracked threat campaigns reference Adobe products or exploit Adobe CVEs; the 25 most recent are listed.

Threat actors targeting Adobe

Named threat actors attributed to campaigns that involve Adobe products or CVEs, with the number of linked campaigns:

How to prioritise Adobe patching

This order follows the data Threadlinqs holds for Adobe, not a generic severity checklist:

  • 3 of 17 Adobe CVEs (18%) are in CISA KEV: treat them as actively exploited and remediate them first, starting with CVE-2009-3459, CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-34621.
  • 1 CVE is known to be used in ransomware campaigns; patch these ahead of other KEV entries on internet-facing systems.
  • Outside KEV, the highest EPSS scores are CVE-2026-48318 (6.7%), CVE-2026-48276 (0.9%), CVE-2026-48277 (0.9%).
  • 14 CVEs score Critical and 3 High on CVSS v3 (maximum 10, average 9.6); sequence these after KEV and high-EPSS items.
  • 1 CVE has a public exploit or proof of concept recorded, which shortens the time from disclosure to attack.

About this data

Vendor attribution comes from the CNA and CPE product records of each CVE, folded to one vendor name; CVSS, EPSS and KEV status are read from the Threadlinqs CVE catalog; campaign and actor links come from tracked threat records. Counts reflect the data as of 2026-10-05 and refresh daily.