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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1040

CVE-2016-1040

Description

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 restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1038, CVE-2016-1039, CVE-2016-1041, CVE-2016-1042, CVE-2016-1044, CVE-2016-1062, and CVE-2016-1117.

Affected products

8
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.15
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30121
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.010.20060
    • (no CPE)range: <11.0.16, <15.006.30172 (DC Classic), <15.016.20039 (DC Continuous)
  • Adobe Inc./Acrobat Reader Dc2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30121
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.010.20060
  • Adobe Inc./Reader2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.15
    • (no CPE)range: <11.0.16, <15.006.30172 (DC Classic), <15.016.20039 (DC Continuous)

Patches

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