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CVE-2016-7890

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7890 is a high-severity security bypass vulnerability in the same-origin policy implementation of Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, and 11.2.202.644 and earlier, affecting a wide range of operating systems including Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, media coverage indicates potential for spying on users via camera and microphone. Despite its age, it garnered significant community discussion and media attention at the time.

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
4.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0463 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 14,855 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 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-2016-7890Critical

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/94870
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037442
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry