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CVE-2016-7865

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7865 is a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, and 11.2.202.643 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows for arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction via a network vector. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 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:*:*
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 11.2.202.643CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0724 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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-0:11.2.202.644-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.644-1.el6_8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7865Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-37

Nov 8, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2676.html
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141
PatchVendor Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-37.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201611-18
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94151
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037240
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-598
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry