What is CVE-2016-6936?

CVE-2016-6936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-6936?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler

CVE-2016-6936

Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics transport security, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a network over which analytics data is sent.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler — versions 22.0.0.153
Apple Mac OS X
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/air/apsb16-31.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92926 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036792 (vdb-entry)
wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/09/14/advisory-insecure-transmission-of-d…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6936?: CVE-2016-6936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-6936?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.