CVE-2016-4158 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in the system drive directory due to unquoted search paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4158?
CVE-2016-4158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, published on 16 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4158?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
- CVE-2020-9669 Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- CVE-2019-8236 Privilege escalation in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application
- CVE-2019-7958 Privilege escalation in Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- CVE-2019-7959 Supply chain in Creative Cloud Desktop Application
- CVE-2018-12829 Security feature bypass in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 4.6.1
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xvq-75x5-m8vq.