What is CVE-2016-6957?

CVE-2016-6957 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6957?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat

CVE-2016-6957

Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.18, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30243, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.020.20039 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution res…

EPSS: 0.058 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat_dc
Adobe Acrobat_reader_dc
Adobe Reader
Apple Mac_os_x
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6957?: CVE-2016-6957 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6957?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.