Predictive Vulnerability Intelligence.

Product

  • Product
  • Pricing
  • Documentation

Company

  • About
  • Partnerships
  • Blog
  • Support

Legal

  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Data Licensing

© 2026 FAUCET Technologies LLC. All rights reserved.

CVE-2016-7873

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7873 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, and 11.2.202.644 and earlier, specifically within the PSDK class's ad policy functionality. This vulnerability, affecting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft, carries a high CVSS score of 8.8 due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no public exploit code is readily available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in media coverage indicate its significant threat potential despite limited community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 23.0.0.207CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 23.0.0.207CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 23.0.0.207CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 23.0.0.207CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 11.2.202.644CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0498 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:24.0.0.186-1.el6_8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: flash-plugin

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7873Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39

Dec 13, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154
PatchThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-17
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94866
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037442
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry