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CVE-2016-1019

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Apr 7, 2016 · updated Oct 1, 2026 · adobe flash player desktop runtime

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 7, 2016 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

  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. Oct 1, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

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/air desktop runtimeversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/air sdkversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/air sdk & compilerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash player desktop runtimeversion unspecified
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-1019

    Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-1019

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-1019

    30-day exploitation probability 22.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-1019

    Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

    nvd.nist.gov

References