Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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• 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
• vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2012-1535

• Recommended remediation

  The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. CISA due date Mar 24, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Code

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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.

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

  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

  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
• VulnCheck 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.

  vulncheck.com

References

• Mailing List · lists.opensuse.org
• Mailing List · lists.opensuse.org
• Mailing List · marc.info
• Third Party Advisory · rhn.redhat.com
• Third Party Advisory · security.gentoo.org
• Not Applicable · adobe.com
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cs.cornell.edu
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dl.acm.org
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cve.org

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.