CVE-2016-1090: adobe acrobat
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1090 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in adobe acrobat. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-05-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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-2016-4106.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.77% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Adobe4 products
- acrobat≤ 11.0.15
- acrobat_dc≤ 15.006.30121 | ≤ 15.010.20060
- acrobat_reader_dc≤ 15.006.30121 | ≤ 15.010.20060
- reader≤ 11.0.15
1 vendor · 4 products