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CVE-2017-3016

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3016 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader across Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows for arbitrary code execution through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, posing a significant risk of complete compromise. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its EPSS score and media coverage indicate a notable level of concern. Currently, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and community discussion is limited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 11.0.0, < 11.0.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 15.000.0000, < 15.006.30355CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 17.000.0000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 17.000.0000, < 17.012.20098CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 15.000.0000, < 15.006.30355CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0813 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100179
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039098
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry