CVE-2016-4215

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.16
Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30174; through 15.016.20045
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.006.30174; through 15.016.20045
Adobe Reader: through 11.0.16

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91712
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91712
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036281
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html

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