CVE-2015-7616

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The ANVerifyComments method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6707, CVE-2015-6708, CVE-2015-6709, CVE-2015-6710, CVE-2015-6711, CVE-2015-6712, CVE-2015-6713, CVE-2015-6714, CVE-2015-6715, CVE-2015-6716, CVE-2015-6717, CVE-2015-6718, CVE-2015-6719, CVE-2015-6720, CVE-2015-6721, CVE-2015-6722, CVE-2015-6723, CVE-2015-6724, CVE-2015-6725, CVE-2015-7614, CVE-2015-7618, CVE-2015-7619, CVE-2015-7620, and CVE-2015-7623.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: from 10.0 through 10.1.15; from 11.0.0 through 11.0.12
Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.006.30060 before 15.006.30094; from 15.008.20082 before 15.009.20069 — fixed in 15.006.30094, 15.009.20069
Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 10.0 through 10.1.15; from 11.0.0 through 11.0.12
Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.006.30060 before 15.006.30094; from 15.008.20082 before 15.009.20069 — fixed in 15.006.30094, 15.009.20069

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Acrobat DC 15.006.30094, 15.009.20069; Adobe Acrobat Reader 15.006.30094, 15.009.20069. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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