Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

CRITIQUE 9.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2016-4117 · Published 11/05/2016 · updated 10/09/2026

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 03/03/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency. It is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
flash player adobe	`≤ 21.0.0.226`	No fix yet

Description

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.html · Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/90505 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1035826 · Broken Link
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html · Broken Link
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html · Broken Link
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 · Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/46339 · Exploit
cisagov/vulnrichment · Issue Tracking
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2016-4117

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