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CVE-2016-4122: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer…

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 90.2% 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:5::client) 0:11.2.202.626-1.el5_11; flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:11.2.202.626-1.el6_8; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12) 11.2.202.626-133.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:11.2.202.626-1.el5_11; flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:11.2.202.626-1.el6_8; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12) 11.2.202.626-133.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-083.

Published
Jun 16, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.8% · 90th percentile

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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.8%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
adobeflash player desktop runtime
adobeflash player
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux workstation
applemac os x
microsoftwindows
linuxlinux kernel
microsoftwindows 10
microsoftwindows 8.1
googlechrome os
opensuseopensuse

and 2 more

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 21.0.0.242 inclusive
  • adobe flash playerup to 18.0.0.352 inclusive
  • adobe flash playerup to 11.2.202.621 inclusive
  • adobe flash player desktop runtimeup to 21.0.0.242 inclusive
  • opensuse opensuse13.1
  • opensuse opensuse13.2
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
+6 more rows
  • redhat enterprise linux server5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
  • suse linux enterprise desktop12
  • suse linux enterprise workstation extension12

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientflash-pluginbefore 0:11.2.202.626-1.el5_110:11.2.202.626-1.el5_11
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6flash-pluginbefore 0:11.2.202.626-1.el6_80:11.2.202.626-1.el6_8
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12flash-playerbefore 11.2.202.626-133.111.2.202.626-133.1

Same product

adobe: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • 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…KEV
    76This week
  • 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…KEV
    71This week
  • CVE-2018-5002Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.KEV
    68This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2016-4123Jun 16, 2016 · Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer…
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2016-4124Jun 16, 2016 · Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer…
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2016-4125Jun 16, 2016 · Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer…
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:flash-plugin0:11.2.202.626-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:flash-player11.2.202.626-133.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

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.

No dated events beyond publication.

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-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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