CVE-2016-7892: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A use-after-free vulnerability in Flash Player can be exploited.
- Who is affected
- Users of Adobe Flash Player are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and active exploitation.
- Action
- Update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version to address this issue.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7892
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2016-7892Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 97% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-7892 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |