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CVE-2016-4228

57
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4228 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player across Windows, OS X, and Linux, affecting versions before 18.0.0.366, 22.0.0.209, and 11.2.202.632 respectively. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its high risk and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 18.0.0.360CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*

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
33.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40309 · Aug 29, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3313 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 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-0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-4228Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-25

Jul 12, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1423
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093
PatchThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201607-03
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40309
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91719
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036280
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry