Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory
Published Jun 16, 2011
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.74%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.3, 9.x before 9.4.5, and 10.x before 10.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 8.1.7
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 8.2.6
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.4
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 8.1.7
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 8.2.5
- 8.2.6
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.3.4
- 9.4
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.4
- 10.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00738) | 52.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00738) | 49.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 45.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 23.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 20.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 66.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 27, 2022 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 64.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.22% (0.01221) | 40.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/73062 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-16.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48252 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025658 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-166A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68014 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14057 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/73062 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-16.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-166A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68014 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14057 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.