CVE-2016-4171 (GCVE-0-2016-4171)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-16 14:00 – Updated: 2025-11-17 19:40
VLAI CISA KEVIntel
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-06-14 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 710ac1d4-1ca2-4361-a9c4-39bd9214aafc

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-4171

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-25
Asserted: 2022-03-25
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Adobe / Flash Player | Description: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution. | Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. | Due date: 2022-04-15 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4171
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Flash Player
Due Date 2022-04-15
Date Added 2022-03-25
Vendorproject Adobe
Vulnerabilityname Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:25 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 39823461-c8c0-4d88-8371-66d47a118727

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-4171

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-25
Asserted: 2022-03-25
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as... | Affected: Adobe / Flash Player | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as...
Vendor Adobe
Product Flash Player
Added Date 2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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