CVE-2016-6925 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player affecting versions before 18.0.0.375, 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but with low attack complexity (AC:L) and resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.2.202.632CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 22.0.0.211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 22.0.0.211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 22.0.0.211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.366CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* |
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.