CVE-2016-1008

Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-03-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.15, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30121, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20060 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.14
Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30119; through 15.010.20059
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 11.0.14
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.010.20059; 15.006.30119

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84216
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035199
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-190
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-09.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84216
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035199
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-190
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-09.html

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