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CVE-2016-1044

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1038, CVE-2016-1039, CVE-2016-1040, CVE-2016-1041, CVE-2016-1042, CVE-2016-1062, and CVE-2016-1117.

Affected products

• Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.15
• Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060
• Adobe Reader: through 11.0.15

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90517
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-291
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90517
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-291
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html

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