CVE-2015-0311
Critical 9.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8 (CRITICAL)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 86% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
Affected products
adobe: flash player; linux: linux kernel; apple: mac os x; microsoft: windows; suse: linux enterprise desktop; suse: linux enterprise workstation extension; microsoft: internet explorer; microsoft: windows 8; microsoft: windows rt; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: edge
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html Vendor Advisory
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801 PatchVendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html Vendor Advisory
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801 PatchVendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00027.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00031.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/unpatched-vulnerability-0day-in-flash… Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62432 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62543 Broken Link