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
Published Mar 9, 2016
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.10%
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
No data.
- ≤ 11.0.14
- ≤ 15.006.30119
- ≤ 15.010.20059
- ≤ 11.0.14
- ≤ 15.010.20059
- 15.006.30119
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 64.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 61.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 61.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.82% (0.96822) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 96.11% (0.96115) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 95.75% (0.95749) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 96.11% (0.96115) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 96.23% (0.96229) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.89% (0.95893) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 61.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 60.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 58.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 35.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84216 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035199 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-190 x_refsource_MISC
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-09.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035199 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-190 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-09.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.