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CVE-2016-0946

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0946 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and OS X, including specific versions of Reader and Acrobat DC Classic and Continuous. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its perceived importance.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0424 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb16-02.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1034646
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry