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 restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-10-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93486 (vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.html (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.