{"id":"CVE-2015-0311","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-0311","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:34:25.640Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.","published":"2015-01-23T21:59:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:19:58.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["adobe/flash player","suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise workstation extension","microsoft/internet explorer","microsoft/edge"],"epss":{"score":0.85589,"percentile":0.99724,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-04-13","dueDate":"2022-05-04","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0311"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-03-12","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":36360,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash Player - ByteArray UncompressViaZlibVariant Use-After-Free (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36360","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/36360.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/36360.rb","published":"2015-03-12","added":"2015-03-12","updated":"2015-03-12","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-0311","OSVDB-117428"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 May 2022). 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