CVE-2016-4117
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 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 94.27% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 February 2019
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server from rhui · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · opensuse/evergreen · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 94.3% 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-2016-4117
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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.htmlBroken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.htmlBroken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4117US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.