CVE-2016-7855Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 3, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 24, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 3, 2022; federal remediation due Mar 24, 2022The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 25.20% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | through 23.0.0.185; through 23.0.0.185; through 23.0.0.185; through 11.2.202.637; through 23.0.0.185 | 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 |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.htmlx-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlx-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855us-government-resource
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