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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-16446

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions , 2019.021.20056 and earlier, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, 2017.011.30155 and earlier version, 2017.011.30152 and earlier, and 2015.006.30505 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.78% probability · 92th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
Source
psirt@adobe.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 4.78%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 4.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.