CVE-2016-4117highunder attackransomware

CVE-2016-4117

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100Vexday Risk Score

Patch now. It under exploitation confirmed by CISA, has a working public exploit and 1 threat group(s) use it.

ssvc Actcvss 7.8epss 94%
from disclosure to weapon288 days
Published on NVDMay 11
1st PoC+288d
metasploitApr 27
CISA KEV+2122d
Who exploits it — 1

Groups known to exploit this vulnerability (MITRE ATT&CK attribution).

What the vendors declare (VEX)

Official vendor statements in CSAF/VEX format: whether their product is affected, already fixed, or ruled out — and why. These are the vendor's assertions, not Vexday's judgment.

Fixed
5 products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) · Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-03-24

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

In short

Adobe Flash Player versions up to 21.0.0.226 contain a vulnerability that allows attackers to run malicious code on a user's computer. This flaw was actively exploited by criminals in May 2016, making it a critical security threat.

Technical detail

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier through unspecified attack vectors. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in May 2016, indicating high practical exploitability and demonstrating arbitrary code execution capability on affected systems.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

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