CVE-2016-1087 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious resource in a directory searched by Adobe Reader or Acrobat.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-1087?

CVE-2016-1087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, published on 11 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1090 and CVE-2016-4106.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1087?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Dc, Adobe Acrobat Reader Dc, Adobe Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3cw-h8fj-4c87.

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