What is CVE-2016-6935?

CVE-2016-6935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6935?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud

CVE-2016-6935

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application before 3.8.0.310 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory.

Published 2016-10-13 · 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: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Creative Cloud

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93489 (vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb16-34.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6935?: CVE-2016-6935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Creative Cloud, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6935?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.