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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-11292

Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability

Published Oct 10, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe Flash Player

Patch now

CVE-2017-11292 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
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
11.88%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/flash player · cpe adobe/flash player desktop runtime · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server · cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation · vendor Adobe Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 adobe/flash player desktop runtimeversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation6.0
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-11292

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-11292 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 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux server 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux workstation 6.0. The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). EPSS 11.88%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. 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.

  1. Oct 22, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

  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

    Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-11292

    Adobe Flash Player contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-11292

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-11292

    30-day exploitation probability 11.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-11292

    Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-11292

    Adobe Flash Player contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for 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.