CVE-2016-4286 is a high-severity access restriction bypass vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 18.0.0.382, 23.0.0.185, and 11.2.202.637 on Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms, respectively. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community. Adobe released updates to address this and numerous other vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 23.0.0.162CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.162CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 11.2.202.635CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.375CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.162CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/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.