CVE-2007-5666

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local...

6.2 Medium

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious Security Provider library in the reader's current working directory. NOTE: this issue might be subsumed by CVE-2008-0655.

Exploit likelihood

1.37%Down 4.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.2

Record: CVE-2007-5666
CVSS 2.0: 6.2 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-5666
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5638 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-5638
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6hj-jcpc-rwr6 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.1 and earlier allows local...

Record: GHSA-f6hj-jcpc-rwr6
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el3.6	0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el3.6	0:8.1.2-1.el3.6
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el4.2	0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el4.2	0:8.1.2-1.el4.2
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:8.1.2-1.el5.3	0:8.1.2-1.el5.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-5666 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Adobe Acrobat, published February 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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