Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability in the XSLT engine related to localization functionality
Published Jan 11, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 9.86%
Description
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability in the XSLT engine related to localization functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 11.0.18
- ≤ 15.006.30244
- ≤ 15.020.20042
- ≤ 15.006.30244
- ≤ 15.020.20042
- ≤ 11.0.18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09855) | 95.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09855) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11.52% (0.11520) | 95.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09855) | 95.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 11.52% (0.11520) | 95.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09855) | 95.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 11.52% (0.11520) | 95.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09855) | 95.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 11.52% (0.11520) | 95.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.86% (0.09855) | 94.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 5.48% (0.05483) | 89.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 14, 2025 | 3.44% (0.03436) | 87.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 4.47% (0.04468) | 88.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.71% (0.11713) | 92.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.70% (0.10697) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 37.97% (0.37966) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 30.71% (0.30711) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 34.20% (0.34195) | 96.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.78% (0.04776) | 89.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.78% (0.04776) | 88.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.78% (0.04776) | 74.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 17.35% (0.17346) | 90.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 17.35% (0.17346) | 90.47th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 17.35% (0.17346) | 97.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 17.35% (0.17346) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95340 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-026 x_refsource_MISC
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95340 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037574 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-026 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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