CVE-2016-7861 is a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, and 11.2.202.643 and earlier, affecting a wide range of operating systems and products including Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a high-impact threat that can lead to arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 11.2.202.643CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.