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High severity · published May 11, 2016
CVE-2016-4106
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC…
7.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1087 and CVE-2016-1090.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acrobat · Adobe
through 11.0.15 · source: NVD
AD
Acrobat DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060 · source: NVD
AR
Acrobat Reader DC · Adobe
through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060 · source: NVD
RE
Reader · Adobe
through 11.0.15 · source: NVD
Affected product
AC
Acrobat
Adobe
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4106
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4106
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90513
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
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