CVE-2016-7865

high
Published 2016-11-08 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
8.8

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-37.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@adobe.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
redhat rhel5.0affected
redhat rhel6.0affected
linux linux-kernel-not-affected
macos macos-not-affected
windows windows-not-affected
windows windows1511not-affected
windows windows1607not-affected
windows windowsr2not-affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
adobeflash_player{"endIncluding":"23.0.0.205"}
adobeflash_player_for_linux{"endIncluding":"11.2.202.643"}

References

CWEs

CWE-704

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.