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CVE-2016-1062: adobe acrobat Improper Access Control

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 11-05-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1062 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Access Control vulnerability in adobe acrobat. EPSS estimates a 6.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-05-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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-2016-1040, CVE-2016-1041, CVE-2016-1042, CVE-2016-1044, and CVE-2016-1117.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.32% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe4 products

1 vendor · 4 products

References

4 links