CVE-2016-1087: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2016-1087: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.16, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30172, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.016.20039 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1090 and CVE-2016-4106.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 22:38 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2016-1087 is a local privilege-escalation issue in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A user already on the machine could abuse how the application searches for resources, potentially gaining higher privileges through a malicious resource placed in an unspecified location. Exposure is mainly legacy endpoints running the affected Adobe Reader or Acrobat versions on Windows or OS X. Internet-facing services are not indicated by the sources. Treat this as a patch-compliance issue for legacy Adobe desktop software. It is not evidenced as actively exploited here, but local privilege escalation can materially worsen a compromised workstation. Mitigation focus: Update affected Adobe Reader and Acrobat installations to the APSB16-14 fixed versions or later.; Follow Adobe APSB16-14 for the correct product track and platform guidance.; Prioritize endpoints where multiple users share access or where PDF handling is operationally important..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 14:44 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2016-1087 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup

Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 11, 2016, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors

0Timeline events

0ADP providers

2Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-14.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

n/an/an/aListed

Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.