CVE-2016-4160
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.621 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4120, CVE-2016-4161, CVE-2016-4162, and CVE-2016-4163.
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: 6.27%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
- Score date: 10/5/2026
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).
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- CWE-119
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
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