CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-4171

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2016-06-16 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Adobe Flash Player

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution.

Added to KEV
2022-03-25
Remediation due
2022-04-15
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4171
Status
Analyzed
Published
2016-06-16
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.

Affected configurations

• adobe flash player (<= 11.2.202.621) • adobe flash player (<= 21.0.0.242) • adobe flash player (<= 18.0.0.352) • redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0 • redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 5.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 5.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0 • opensuse opensuse 13.1 • opensuse opensuse 13.2 • suse linux enterprise desktop 12 • suse linux enterprise workstation extension 12

References