High severity · published Jun 16, 2016
CVE-2016-4158
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…
7.3
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CC
Creative Cloud · Adobe
through 3.6.0.248 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4158
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4158
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb16-21.html
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