High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-4158

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.7.0.272 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory.

Affected products

Adobe Inc./Creative Cloud
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.6.0.248
Microsoft/Windows
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb16-21.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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