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CVE-2017-3099

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3099 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 26.0.0.131 and earlier, impacting various operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows for arbitrary code execution through a network-based attack requiring user interaction, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is currently reported, the vulnerability has garnered moderate community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 26.0.0.131CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 26.0.0.120CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 26.0.0.120CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 26.0.0.131CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*

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
8.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0855 is in the 94th 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 (2)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:26.0.0.137-1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3099Critical

flash-plugin: code execution issue fixed in APSB17-21

Jul 11, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1731
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-21.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-15
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99520
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038845
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry