What is CVE-2016-4118?

CVE-2016-4118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-4118?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Connect

CVE-2016-4118

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Connect Add-In before 11.9.976.291 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-05-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb16-17.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035958 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90815 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4118?: CVE-2016-4118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-4118?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.