CVE-2016-6937 — 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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4205, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4208, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, CVE-2016-4254, CVE-2016-4265, CVE-2016-4266, CVE-2016-4267, CVE-2016-4268, CVE-2016-4269, and CVE-2016-4270

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CRITICAL

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4205, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4208, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, CVE-2016-4254, CVE-2016-4265, CVE-2016-4266, CVE-2016-4267, CVE-2016-4268, CVE-2016-4269, and CVE-2016-4270

Published Sep 17, 2016

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 6.62%

Description

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4191, CVE-2016-4192, CVE-2016-4193, CVE-2016-4194, CVE-2016-4195, CVE-2016-4196, CVE-2016-4197, CVE-2016-4198, CVE-2016-4199, CVE-2016-4200, CVE-2016-4201, CVE-2016-4202, CVE-2016-4203, CVE-2016-4204, CVE-2016-4205, CVE-2016-4206, CVE-2016-4207, CVE-2016-4208, CVE-2016-4211, CVE-2016-4212, CVE-2016-4213, CVE-2016-4214, CVE-2016-4250, CVE-2016-4251, CVE-2016-4252, CVE-2016-4254, CVE-2016-4265, CVE-2016-4266, CVE-2016-4267, CVE-2016-4268, CVE-2016-4269, and CVE-2016-4270.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

6.62% 0.06615

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.06615

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (19 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	6.62% (0.06615)	93.65th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	6.62% (0.06615)	92.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Nov 29, 2025	1.85% (0.01855)	82.45th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Nov 2, 2025	7.75% (0.07752)	91.57th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Sep 20, 2025	6.20% (0.06202)	90.51th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	2.42% (0.02416)	83.67th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	4.17% (0.04171)	80.82th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.07% (0.02065)	82.72th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 2, 2025	8.71% (0.08714)	94.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 18, 2024	11.32% (0.11320)	95.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 17, 2024	8.32% (0.08324)	94.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 17, 2024	4.82% (0.04824)	92.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 24, 2024	3.46% (0.03462)	90.61th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 18, 2023	3.26% (0.03262)	90.27th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 20, 2023	2.33% (0.02327)	88.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.95% (0.01953)	86.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	3.04% (0.03043)	83.70th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	3.04% (0.03043)	82.03th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	3.04% (0.03043)	64.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (5)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93014
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-574
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93014		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036986		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-574		x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-26.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner adobe

Published Sep 17, 2016

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 23, 2016

Link CVE-2016-6937

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-6937

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-6937