CVE-2016-0943
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006...
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X mishandle the Global object, which allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X mishandle the Global object, which allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-0943- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X mishandle the Global object, which allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-0943- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0954 No score
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X mishandle the Global object, which allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xv4-9c7h-83mx
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006...
Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.14, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30119, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20056 on Windows and OS X mishandle the Global object, which allows attackers to bypass JavaScript API execution restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-6xv4-9c7h-83mx- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0943 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Acrobat, published January 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.06%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.