CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4106

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, as well as 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.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk to organizations as local users may exploit it to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS