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This is an old but serious Adobe Flash Player flaw that allowed code execution when a user encountered malicious Flash content. The source bundle says it was exploited in the wild in October 2015, and CISA lists it as known exploited. Remaining risk is mainly legacy systems where Flash is still installed or packaged. Exposure should be treated as legacy-only unless inventories show affected Flash versions. Focus on older endpoints, kiosk systems, virtual desktop images, and Linux systems with historical Flash packages. The provided affected-product data is version-specific, not environment-specific. Treat this as high priority only where Flash remains present. Because the vulnerability is known exploited and enables code execution, any confirmed affected installation should be removed or patched quickly. Modern environments with no Flash exposure can document non-applicability. Mitigation focus: Remove Flash Player where it is no longer required.; Upgrade Flash Player according to Adobe APSB15-27 guidance.; Apply applicable Red Hat, SUSE, or Gentoo package advisories..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 38490CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201511-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-7645CVE reference · government-resource
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