High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1090
CVE-2016-1090
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.
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.15
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30121
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.010.20060
- (no CPE)range: <11.0.16
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30121
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.010.20060
- (no CPE)range: Classic: <15.006.30172; Continuous: <15.016.20039
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.0.15
- (no CPE)range: <11.0.16
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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