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CVE-2015-8651

92
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8651 is an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, AIR, and related SDKs across Windows, OS X, and Linux, also impacting products from Apple, Google, HP, Microsoft, and various Linux distributions. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, as evidenced by its inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog and mentions in exploit kits like RIG, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 20.0.0.233CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 20.0.0.233CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.2.202.559CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 20.0.0.233CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 18.0.0.324CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
67.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · May 25, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6792 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.559-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.559-1.el6_7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8651Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01

Dec 28, 2015

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html
Third Party Advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
Third Party Advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
Third Party Advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html
Not ApplicablePatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201601-03
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/79705
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1034544
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry