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CVE-2016-4232

52
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4232 is an information leakage vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 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 obtain sensitive information from process memory through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-40355) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its relevance at the time of discovery.

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

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
36.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40355 · Sep 8, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3646 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 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-2016-4232Critical

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
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1423
Third 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/40355
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91724
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036280
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry