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CVE-2016-4158

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.7...

7.3 High

CVE-2016-4158 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Adobe Creative Cloud, published June 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.02%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.3 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.02%EPSS, 87th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.02%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.3

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4158
CVSS 3.0
7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4158
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5159No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-5159
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xvq-75x5-m8vq7.3

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.7...

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.

Record
GHSA-4xvq-75x5-m8vq
CVSS 3.0
7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

History

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

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