CVE-2016-4158 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 %SYST...

HighCVSS 7.3 EPSS 3.0%

Published: 2016-06-16 17:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:47
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Microsoft windows	All versions	No fix listed
Adobe creative cloud	<= 3.6.0.248	No fix listed

References

helpx.adobe.com vendor-advisory

CVSS v3.0

7.3 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 7.3 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 6.9 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 3.02% (percentile 87.6)
CWE: CWE-264

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.