CVE-2016-6938

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4255.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 17, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

Related CVEs from 2016

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CVE-2016-6938: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix