CVE-2016-1019

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)⚠ Active exploitation
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 22%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
CISA KEV — actively exploited

Added to catalog: 3/3/2022
Remediation due date: 3/24/2022
Known ransomware use: Known
🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 %
Primary impactT1059.007 JavaScriptexecution85 %
Secondary impactT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact75 %
Vector CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N sin interacción usuario confirma T1190. Descripción menciona crash (DoS/T1499.004), ejecución arbitraria (T1059.007) y explotación activa por ransomware (T1565.001 implícito).
Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.
🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Filter Network Traffic Vulnerability Scanning Restrict Web-Based Content Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network
Affected technologies (5)

Adobe — AIR Desktop Runtime Adobe — AIR SDK Adobe — AIR SDK & Compiler Adobe — Flash Player Adobe — Flash Player Desktop Runtime
CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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