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CVE-2012-1535

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Aug 15, 2012 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe flash player

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 15, 2012 · Catalog

    Detected

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

Required action

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

CISA due date Mar 24, 2022

Affected

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse12.1
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop10
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2012-1535

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted SWF content.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-1535

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-1535

    30-day exploitation probability 70.4%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference20624

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/browser/adobe_flash_otf_font

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2012-1535

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in Aug

    nvd.nist.gov

References