CVE-2015-6687

CRITICAL

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC ...

Affects 8 products across 3 vendors.

CVSS 2.010.0
EPSS4.8%
Percentile92th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-416: Use After Free

Software references memory after it has been freed, leading to corruption, crashes, or code execution.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2015. A critical vulnerability affects Adobe systems (CVE-2015-6687). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2015-GLOBAL-106088-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2015-6687?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2015. A critical vulnerability affects Adobe systems (CVE-2015-6687). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-6687?
CVE-2015-6687 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 4.8%.
Is CVE-2015-6687 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2015-6687 as of 2026-09-25.
How do I remediate CVE-2015-6687?
Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb15-24.html PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2015-6687?
CVE-2015-6687 affects Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017, Acrobat Reader Dc, Acrobat 2017, Acrobat Reader, Acrobat, Acrobat Dc.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2015-6687
BSIDBS-2015-GLOBAL-106088-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published2015-10-14
Last Modified2026-06-17
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5586, CVE-2015-6683, CVE-2015-6684, CVE-2015-6688, CVE-2015-6689, CVE-2015-6690, CVE-2015-6691, CVE-2015-7615, CVE-2015-7617, and CVE-2015-7621.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.16 and 11.x before 11.0.13, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30094, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.009.20069 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5586, CVE-2015-6683, CVE-2015-6684, CVE-2015-6688, CVE-2015-6689, CVE-2015-6690, CVE-2015-6691, CVE-2015-7615, CVE-2015-7617, and CVE-2015-762 CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017 ≥ 10.0, ≤ 10.1.15 ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.12
Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc ≥ 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30094 ≥ 15.008.20082, < 15.009.20069
Adobe Acrobat 2017 ≥ 10.0, ≤ 10.1.15 ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.12
Adobe Acrobat Reader ≥ 10.0, ≤ 10.1.15 ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.12
Adobe Acrobat ≥ 10.0, ≤ 10.1.15 ≥ 11.0.0, ≤ 11.0.12
Adobe Acrobat Dc ≥ 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30094 ≥ 15.008.20082, < 15.009.20069

Platforms listed by the source (the vulnerable product runs on these; they are not themselves vulnerable): Apple Macos, Microsoft Windows

Remediation
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Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 4019 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hashd9b4e451d23f5511570663d563c81ba976e44b090b4a5895dd20e76d0c279616b7b1cf9da557f54cd57e7d758000b43de9f84385a8eab0107cd8832edd909169
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