{"id":"CVE-2016-4171","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-4171","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T21:09:56.182Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.","published":"2016-06-16T14:59:51.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:47:02.000Z","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","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","opensuse/opensuse","suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise workstation extension"],"epss":{"score":0.20055,"percentile":0.97442,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","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-2016-4171"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). 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