CVE-2015-3073

Exp

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions on JavaScript API execution via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3060, CVE-2015-3061, CVE-2015-3062, CVE-2015-3063, CVE-2015-3064, CVE-2015-3065, CVE-2015-3066, CVE-2015-3067, CVE-2015-3068, CVE-2015-3069, CVE-2015-3071, CVE-2015-3072, and CVE-2015-3074.

Published: 2015-05-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3073 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 25.47%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-3073

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38344 exploit_db edb 2015-09-28 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3073

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 31.11% 25.47% -5.64%
2 2025-03-30 58.02% 31.11% -26.91%
3 2025-03-29 58.02%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3073

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3073

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3073

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 10.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:10.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat 11.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 10.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:10.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader 11.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:11.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3073

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74604 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032284 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-197 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/reader/apsb15-10.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38344/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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