{"id":"CVE-2012-0779","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-0779","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:21:32.625Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.19 and 11.x before 11.2.202.235 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; before 11.1.111.9 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.8 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file,…","description":"Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.19 and 11.x before 11.2.202.235 on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux; before 11.1.111.9 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.8 on Android 4.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, related to an \"object confusion vulnerability,\" as exploited in the wild in May 2012.","published":"2012-05-04T19:55:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:38:15.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["adobe/flash player"],"epss":{"score":0.87085,"percentile":0.9975,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.87085,"percentile":0.99745}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-06-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":19369,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash Player - Object Type Confusion (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19369","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/19369.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/19369.rb","published":"2012-06-25","added":"2012-06-25","updated":"2012-06-25","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-0779","OSVDB-81656"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. 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