Vulnerability · CVE-2012-2040
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20…
Published Jun 9, 2012 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple flash player
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-2040. EPSS is 3.98%. Act only if a listed version of Apple flash player is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.98%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe adobe/air · cpe adobe/flash player · cpe opensuse/opensuse · cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an unspecified directory.
Are you affected?
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- cpe adobe/airversion unspecified
- cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
- cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
- cpe opensuse/opensuse12.1
- cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop10
- cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop11
How to fix CVE-2012-2040
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-2040. EPSS is 3.98%. Act only if a listed version of Apple flash player is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with suse/linux enterprise desktop 10; suse/linux enterprise desktop 11. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path. EPSS 3.98%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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.
Jun 9, 2012 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an u
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an u
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2012-2040
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS X; before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.2.202.236 on Linux; before 11.1.111.10 on Android 2.x and 3.x; and before 11.1.115.9 on Android 4.x, and Adobe AIR before 3.3.0.3610, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in an u
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-2040
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-2040
30-day exploitation probability 4.0%
first.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.