CVE-2016-7892Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class.
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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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Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- 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 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)
- 18.79% (percentile 97)
- 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_desktop_runtime adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime | through 23.0.0.207 | NVD |
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | through 23.0.0.207; through 23.0.0.207; through 23.0.0.207; through 11.2.202.644 | NVD |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.htmlx-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, broken-link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7892us-government-resource
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