{"id":"CVE-2016-7892","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2016-7892"],"related":[],"title":"Adobe Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability","description":"Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.","summary":"Adobe Flash Player has a use-after-free bug in its TextField class that lets attackers run code on a victim's machine. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.3,"epss":0.18786,"exploited":true,"exploited_at":"2022-03-25T00:00:00+00:00","products":[{"name":"Adobe Flash Player","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["browsers","exploited","linux","macos","other","windows"],"not_affected_if":["flash-not-installed"],"how_to_check":"Check whether Adobe Flash Player is installed on any machine, for example by looking for Flash Player plugin files or the Flash Player entry in installed programs.","fix":"Uninstall Adobe Flash Player, since the product is end-of-life and no patched version is available to the sources; CISA says to disconnect it if still in use.","status":"open","published_at":"2016-12-15T06:59:56+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T21:21:50+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T21:21:50Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Uninstall Adobe Flash Player, since the product is end-of-life and no patched version is available to the sources; CISA says to disconnect it if still in use.","reach":"internet","impact":"high","summary":"Adobe Flash Player has a use-after-free bug in its TextField class that lets attackers run code on a victim's machine. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.","category":"other","who_cares":["windows","macos","linux","browsers"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker runs code on the victim's machine via a crafted Flash content.","analyst_note":"Confirm the affected and fixed Flash Player version ranges from Adobe's end-of-life notice and the CISA KEV entry, since the sources list affected and fixed as unknown.","how_to_check":"Check whether Adobe Flash Player is installed on any machine, for example by looking for Flash Player plugin files or the Flash Player entry in installed programs.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["flash-not-installed"],"user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000482,"input_tokens":2822,"output_tokens":400,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2016':13A,16A '-7892':14A,17A '11.2.202.644':67C '23.0.0.207':64C 'activ':55B 'adob':1A,4A,27B,60C 'adobe':18A 'arbitrari':86C 'attack':43B 'browser':21B 'bug':36B 'cisa':51B 'class':40B,80C 'code':45B,87C 'could':83C 'cve':12A,15A 'earlier':66C,69C 'execut':88C 'exploit':22B,56B,72C,82C 'flash':2A,5A,19A,28B,61C 'free':10A,35B,75C 'lead':84C 'let':42B 'linux':23B 'list':52B 'machin':50B 'maco':24B 'player':3A,6A,20A,29B,62C 'run':44B 'success':81C 'textfield':39B,79C 'use':8A,33B,73C 'use-after-fre':7A,32B 'version':63C 'victim':48B 'vulner':11A,76C 'wild':59B 'window':26B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":null,"verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2016-12-15T06:59:56+00:00","kev":{"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","requiredAction":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown"},"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"nvd@nist.gov","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"kev","external_id":"CVE-2016-7892","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2016-7892","severity":null,"published_at":"2022-03-25T00:00:00+00:00","modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-25T13:39:32+00:00","note":null},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2016-7892","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7892","severity":null,"published_at":null,"modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T19:13:45+00:00","note":null},{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2016-7892","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7892","severity":null,"published_at":"2016-12-15T06:59:56+00:00","modified_at":"2026-06-17T00:53:43+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}