What is CVE-2016-1041?

CVE-2016-1041 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-1041?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1041 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2016-1041

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 res…

EPSS: 0.009 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC)
1035828 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
90517 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1041?: CVE-2016-1041 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-1041?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1041 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.