CVE-2016-4091
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 9.9% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4092.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.87% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | acrobat |
| adobe | acrobat dc |
| adobe | acrobat reader dc |
| adobe | reader |
| apple | mac os x |
| microsoft | windows |
References
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