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CVE-2016-7877

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7877 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, affecting versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, and 11.2.202.644 and earlier, across various platforms including Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft products. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV catalog.

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
5.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0588 is in the 92nd 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-2016-7877Critical

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/94873
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037442
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry