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CVE-2016-7892: 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…

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 71/100)

CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Mar 25, 2022). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Apr 15, 2022.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 19% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.3% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:24.0.0.186-1.el6_8; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1) 24.0.0.186-152.1.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:24.0.0.186-1.el6_8; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1) 24.0.0.186-152.1 or later.

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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published: Dec 15, 2016
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 19.0% · 97th percentile
CWE: CWE-416

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS: 6 / 30 · 19.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 25, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Apr 15, 2022.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
adobe	flash player desktop runtime	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime
adobe	flash player	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player
apple	mac os x	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x
microsoft	windows	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows
microsoft	windows 10	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10
microsoft	windows 8.1	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1
google	chrome os	cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os
linux	linux kernel	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (adobe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

n/a Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier
- Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlieraffected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

adobe flash playerup to 23.0.0.207 inclusive
adobe flash playerup to 11.2.202.644 inclusive
adobe flash player desktop runtimeup to 23.0.0.207 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	flash-plugin	before 0:24.0.0.186-1.el6_8	0:24.0.0.186-1.el6_8
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	flash-player	before 24.0.0.186-152.1	24.0.0.186-152.1

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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76This week
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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2016-7881Dec 15, 2016 · 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…
37Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2016-7890Dec 15, 2016 · Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have security bypass vulnerability in the implementation of…
36Monitor
Later →CVE-2017-3068May 9, 2017 · Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Advanced Video Coding engine.
41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
red hat:flash-plugin	0:24.0.0.186-1.el6_8 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	Package registry (OSV)
suse:flash-player	24.0.0.186-152.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

PublishedDec 15, 2016
CISA KEVMar 25, 2022+1926 d
TodayNov 15, 2026+3622 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
A user must open a link or visit a page.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-416 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1free(dev->buf);
2/* ... another thread is still running ... */
3process(dev->buf);

Fixed

1lock(&dev->lock);
2free(dev->buf);
3dev->buf = NULL;
4unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log (1)

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html

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