CVE-2016-6936
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics...
CVE-2016-6936 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, published September 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.80%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics transport security, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a network over which analytics data is sent.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics transport security, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a network over which analytics data is sent.
- Record
CVE-2016-6936- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics transport security, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a network over which analytics data is sent.
- Record
CVE-2016-6936- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7821 No score
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics transport security, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a network over which analytics data is sent.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7821- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h89c-vcfj-gg33
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics...
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 23.0.0.257 on Windows does not support Android runtime-analytics transport security, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a network over which analytics data is sent.
- Record
GHSA-h89c-vcfj-gg33- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/air/apsb16-31.html
securityfocus.com/bid/92926
securitytracker.com/id/1036792
wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2016/09/14/advisory-insecure-transmission-of-data-in-android-applications-developed-with-adobe-air-cve-2016-6936
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6936
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h89c-vcfj-gg33