CVE-2016-1088 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on both Windows and OS X, including specific versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat DC Classic and Continuous. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.010.20060CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.010.20060CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.