CVE-2015-7645
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 65.34% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 October 2015
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · opensuse/evergreen · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server from rhui · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 65.3% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7645
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-pawn-storm-campaign/Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134009/Adobe-Flash-IExternalizable.writeExternal-Type-Confusion.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1913.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77081Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033850Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.htmlBroken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38490/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-pawn-storm-campaign/Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134009/Adobe-Flash-IExternalizable.writeExternal-Type-Confusion.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1913.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77081Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033850Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.htmlBroken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38490/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-7645US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.