CVE-2016-4227 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, affecting versions before 18.0.0.366, 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists (EDB-40307), and it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time of disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.