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 Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.77% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat · adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc · adobe/reader
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90513Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90513Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.