---
id: "CVE-2015-7645"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2015-7645"]
title: "Adobe Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.65339
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Flash Player", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["adobe-flash-player", "browsers", "exploited", "macos", "ransomware", "runtime", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["flash-not-installed"]
published_at: "2015-10-15T10:59:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2015-7645", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7645", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7645", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Adobe Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player has a flaw that lets remote attackers run arbitrary code by serving a crafted SWF file. CISA lists it as actively exploited, and the sources tag it as used in ransomware campaigns.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Flash Player affected ? fixed ?

## How to check

Check whether Adobe Flash Player is installed on any machine or browser in use, for example by looking for Flash Player in installed programs or the browser plugin list.

## Fix

Remove Adobe Flash Player; the product is end-of-life and CISA says to disconnect it if still in use.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2015-7645
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7645
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7645

## From the sources

Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.

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