CVE-2016-4138
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-083.
- 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
- 25.42% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 July 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · adobe/flash player · adobe/flash player desktop runtime · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 25.4% since 4 November 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.
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/2016-06/msg00031.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-083Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40090/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-083Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40090/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.