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CVE-2016-4230

55
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4230 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 unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code (EDB-40311) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage, indicating its historical importance and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
32.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40311 · Aug 29, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3223 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 14,852 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-0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-4230Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-25

Jul 12, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/138532/Adobe-Flash-MovieClip-Transform-Use-After-Free.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1423
Third Party Advisory
bugs.chromium.org / p/project-zero/issues/detail
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093
PatchThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201607-03
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40311
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91719
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036280
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry