CVE-2016-4158 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-06-16

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5159	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01636.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb16-21.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Creative Cloud

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2016-06-16T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:31.261Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4158

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-16T14:59:40.703

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4158

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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