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CVE-2016-4089

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4089 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and OS X, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
4.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0408 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035828
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry