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CVE-2016-4165

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact...

9.8 Critical

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.75%Up 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input.

Record
CVE-2016-4165
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input.

Record
CVE-2016-4165
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5166 No score

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input.

Record
EUVD-2016-5166
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7qr-f84w-54fq 9.8

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact...

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input.

Record
GHSA-f7qr-f84w-54fq
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input.

Record
CVE-2016-4165
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2016-4165 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Brackets, published June 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.75%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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