CVE-2016-4117: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- Added to the catalog
- 2022-03-03
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2022-03-24
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Required action (CISA)
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware use: CISA marks this vulnerability as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. CISA does not say which group used it.
Links in CISA's notes
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2016-05-11T01:59:46.137
- Last modified
- 2026-09-10T04:17:30.760
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | [email protected] (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 10 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html (Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html (Broken Link)
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html (Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html (Broken Link)
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 (Issue Tracking)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4117 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- adobe
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2016-05-11T01:00:00.000Z
- Updated
- 2026-09-10T03:55:17.273Z
- Problem types
- n/a
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.
References
- GLSA-201606-08
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1309
- SUSE-SU-2016:1305
- 1035826
- 46339
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1306
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1308
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
- 90505
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html
- RHSA-2016:1079
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Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2016-4117: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-d61ea932058b, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2016-4117 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-09-10T04:17:30.760.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-09-10T03:55:17.273Z.
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