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CVE-2016-4166

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4166 is an unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, impacting Adobe Flash libraries within Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 and Edge, as well as products from Adobe, Apple, Google, and Linux. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a network-based attack vector requiring user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 21.0.0.242CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 18.0.0.352CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
<= 21.0.0.242CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 21.0.0.242CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 21.0.0.242CPE 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
3.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0394 is in the 89th 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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-0:11.2.202.626-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.626-1.el6_8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-4166Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-18

Jun 14, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html
Broken Link
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1238
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-083
PatchThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1036117
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry