CVE-2016-1090 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat on Windows and OS X, allowing local users to gain privileges. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low privileges and no user interaction. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has seen some community discussion, suggesting awareness among security professionals. It is not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.010.20060CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.006.30121CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.010.20060CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.