CVE-2016-4171Unspecified 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.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- 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 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 20.05% (percentile 97)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | through 11.2.202.621; through 21.0.0.242; through 21.0.0.242; through 21.0.0.242; through 18.0.0.352; through 21.0.0.242; through 21.0.0.242 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse | 13.1; 13.2 | NVD |
suse linux_enterprise_desktop suse:linux_enterprise_desktop | 12; 12 | NVD |
suse linux_enterprise_workstation_extension suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension | 12; 12 | NVD |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196issue-tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4171us-government-resource
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