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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-4117

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 8, 2016 · catalog updated Sep 9, 2026 · Adobe Flash Player

Patch now

CVE-2016-4117 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Adobe Flash Player against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
94.35%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/flash player · cpe opensuse/evergreen · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server from rhui · cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/evergreen11.4
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server from rhui5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server from rhui6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-4117

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-4117 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Adobe Flash Player against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux desktop 5.0; redhat/enterprise linux desktop 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux server 5.0; redhat/enterprise linux server 6.0. The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 94.35%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. 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.

  1. May 10, 2016 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 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. Sep 9, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-4117

    An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-4117

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-4117

    30-day exploitation probability 94.4%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference46339

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

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_osx/browser/adobe_flash_delete_range_tl_op

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

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-4117

    Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-4117

    An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

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.