VYPR
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

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  • cpe: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
  • Adobe Inc./Reader2 versions
    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

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References

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