CVE-2017-11292

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-03-03

Actively exploited. CVE-2017-11292 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 contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

What: A type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player can allow for remote code execution.
Who is affected: All users of Adobe Flash Player are potentially affected.
Urgency: Remediation is critical due to the severity and exploitation status of the vulnerability.
Action: Update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version to mitigate the risk.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 96% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2017-11292: Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-03

External references

NVD record for CVE-2017-11292

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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