Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-25
• EPSS: 20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 97% of CVEs)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.

CISA: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 15 Apr 2022): The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
• www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238Third Party Advisory
• helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.htmlVendor Advisory
• helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.htmlVendor Advisory
• security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
• www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196Issue Tracking
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource