Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6957

Description

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.

Affected products

Adobe Inc./Acrobat3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.17
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30201
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.017.20053
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: <=15.006.30201
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.017.20053
Adobe Inc./Reader
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=11.0.17
Adobe Inc./Reader and Acrobatllm-fuzzy
Range: <11.0.18
Adobe Inc./Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classicllm-fuzzy
Range: <15.006.30243
Adobe Inc./Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuousllm-fuzzy
Range: <15.020.20039

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-33.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93486nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986nvd

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