CVE-2016-1090

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-11 · updated 2026-06-17

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

Adobe Acrobat for Edge: through 11.0.15
Adobe Acrobat DC: through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060
Adobe Acrobat Reader: through 15.006.30121; through 15.010.20060
Adobe Reader: through 11.0.15

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90513
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90513
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035828
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.html

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