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CVE-2016-6932

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6932 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, affecting versions on Windows, OS X, and Linux, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically requiring user interaction. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries exist, the vulnerability received some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure, indicating awareness. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and is considered inactive on the Hot List.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
6.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0604 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 14,848 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-0:11.2.202.635-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.635-1.el6_8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-6932Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-29

Sep 13, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201610-10
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92927
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036791
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry