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CVE-2017-3085

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3085 is a security bypass vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 26.0.0.137 and earlier, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) allows for information disclosure, specifically Windows user credentials, through URL redirects, requiring user interaction to exploit. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact and the attention it received upon disclosure. It is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 26.0.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 26.0.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 26.0.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 26.0.0.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.4HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0448 is in the 90th 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 (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:26.0.0.151-1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3085Important

flash-plugin: Information Disclosure via Security Bypass issue fixed in APSB17-23

Aug 8, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2457
Third Party Advisory
blog.bjornweb.nl / 2017/08/flash-remote-sandbox-escape-windows-user-credentials-leak
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-23.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201709-16
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100191
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039088
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-17-634
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry