Medium 6.5Published Dec 13, 2017

CVE-2017-11305A regression affecting Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.187 (and earlier versions) causes the unintended reset of the global settings preference file when a user clears browser data.

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A regression affecting Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.187 (and earlier versions) causes the unintended reset of the global settings preference file when a user clears browser data.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): Not given
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 adobe:flash_player	through 27.0.0.187; through 27.0.0.187; through 27.0.0.187	NVD
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime	through 27.0.0.187	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server	6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	NVD

References

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102139	broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039986	broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0081	third-party-advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-42.html	patch, vendor-advisory

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