CVE-2015-7829

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 mishandle junctions in the Synchronizer directory, which allows attackers to delete arbitrary files via Adobe Collaboration Sync, a related issue to CVE-2015-2428.

Published: 2015-10-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-7829 is rated Low Risk (30/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7829

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 0.40% 1.12% +0.73%
2 2025-06-22 0.55% 0.40% -0.15%
3 2025-03-30 0.55%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7829

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7829

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7829

vendor priority summary link
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7829/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7829

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat >= 10.0, <= 10.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat >= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_dc >= 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30094 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_dc >= 15.008.20082, < 15.009.20069 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 10.0, <= 10.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader_dc >= 15.006.30060, < 15.006.30094 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader_dc >= 15.008.20082, < 15.009.20069 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7829

cvelogic Threat Intelligence