CVE-2016-1019
Actively exploited. CVE-2016-1019 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Users of Adobe Flash Player.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical in severity.
- Action
- Update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 97% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2016-1019: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-03
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