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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2016-7855Adobe · Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
8.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

58.97 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
98.2 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 98.2% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Mar 03, 2022

Remediation Due

Mar 24, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Windows and OS and Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Remediation Directive

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

External Intelligence

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7855