High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-4106

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.

Affected products

Adobe Inc./Acrobat
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=11.0.15
Adobe Inc./Acrobat Dc2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*range: <=15.006.30121
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*range: <=15.010.20060
Adobe Inc./Acrobat Reader Dc2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*+ 1 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
Adobe Inc./Reader
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=11.0.15

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90513nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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