High 8.8Published Nov 8, 2016

CVE-2016-7859Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability.

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Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

adobe flash_player_for_linux adobe:flash_player_for_linux	through 11.2.202.643	NVD
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player	through 23.0.0.205; through 23.0.0.205; through 23.0.0.205; through 23.0.0.205	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0; 6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server	5.0; 6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation	5.0; 6.0	NVD

References

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2676.html	third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94153	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037240	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-602	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141	patch, vendor-advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-37.html	patch, vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-18	third-party-advisory

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