High severity · published May 30, 2016
CVE-2016-4118
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Connect Add-In before 11.9.976.291 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors
7.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Connect Add-In before 11.9.976.291 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Connect · Adobe
through 9.5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4118
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4118
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90815
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035958
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb16-17.html
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