CVE-2016-1019Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 3, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 24, 2022, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 3, 2022; federal remediation due Mar 24, 2022; known ransomware useThe impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 22.32% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime | through 21.0.0.197 | NVD |
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | through 18.0.0.333; through 21.0.0.197; through 21.0.0.197; through 21.0.0.197; through 11.2.202.577 | NVD |
adobe air_desktop_runtime adobe:air_desktop_runtime | through 21.0.0.176 | NVD |
adobe air_sdk adobe:air_sdk | through 21.0.0.176 | NVD |
adobe air_sdk_&_compiler adobe:air_sdk_&_compiler | through 21.0.0.176 | NVD |
References
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.htmlx-refsource-misc, broken-link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330x-refsource-confirm, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196issue-tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019us-government-resource
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