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CVE-2016-1016

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1016 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, specifically within the Transform object implementation. This flaw affects various versions of Flash Player on Windows, OS X, and Linux, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, community discussion and media coverage suggest some awareness, though it is not considered actively exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.2.202.577CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 21.0.0.197CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 18.0.0.333CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
<= 21.0.0.197CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 21.0.0.197CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*

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
6.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0610 is in the 92nd 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-0:11.2.202.616-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.616-1.el6_7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1016Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-10

Apr 7, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050
PatchThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/85926
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035509
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-226
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry