Vulnerability · CVE-2015-5098
CVE-2015-5098 is listed by apple.
Published Jul 15, 2015 · corrected/updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple acrobat · evidence confidence high
CVE-2015-5098 is listed by apple.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2015-5098 is a critical public vulnerability record for Apple acrobat. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether Apple acrobat is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: adobe/acrobat; adobe/acrobat dc; adobe/acrobat reader; adobe/acrobat reader dc. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 10.0. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-787. Sources contributing to this record: apple, cve_org. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 15, 2015 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
CVE-2015-5098 is listed by apple.
Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
CVE-2015-5098 is listed by apple.
Affected
- cpe adobe/acrobatversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat dcversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat readerversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/acrobat reader dcversion unspecified
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2015-5098
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5096 and CVE-2015-5105.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-5098
Official CVE identifier
cve.org