Flash Player Desktop Runtime vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product8 known exploited36 versions
The short answer

Flash Player Desktop Runtime is made by Adobe. We track 294 published vulnerabilities in it, across 36 versions. 8 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 25 May 2022. If you run Flash Player Desktop Runtime, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Flash Player Desktop Runtime flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2016-1010, on 25 May 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Flash Player Desktop Runtime do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2016-1010Exploited list, 25 May 2022

    Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow Vulnerability

    up to 20.2.2.306
  • CVE-2016-0984Exploited list, 25 May 2022

    Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    up to 20.0.0.286
  • CVE-2018-5002Exploited list, 23 May 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    up to 29.0.0.171
  • CVE-2015-5122Exploited list, 13 Apr 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    18.0 to 18.0.0.203
  • CVE-2015-5123Exploited list, 13 Apr 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    18.0 to 18.0.0.203
  • CVE-2016-7892Exploited list, 25 Mar 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    up to 23.0.0.207
  • CVE-2017-11292Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability

    up to 27.0.0.159
  • CVE-2016-1019Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022

    Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    up to 21.0.0.197
Known exploited

Which Flash Player Desktop Runtime vulnerabilities are being exploited?

8 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.8
    CVE-2016-1010HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow Vulnerability

    Integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and AIR allows attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use19%Known exploited since25 May 2022
  2. 8.8
    CVE-2016-0984HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allows attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use55%Known exploited since25 May 2022
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2018-5002CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

    Chance of use25%Known exploited since23 May 2022
  4. 9.8
    CVE-2015-5122CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

    Chance of use87%Known exploited since13 Apr 2022
  5. 9.8
    CVE-2015-5123CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).

    Chance of use19%Known exploited since13 Apr 2022
  6. 8.8
    CVE-2016-7892HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.

    Chance of use19%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
  7. 8.8
    CVE-2017-11292HighKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

    Chance of use12%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  8. 9.8
    CVE-2016-1019CriticalKnown exploited
    Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    Chance of use22%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Flash Player Desktop Runtime flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 91%

    Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.250 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.189 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.411 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and...

    CVSS9.3Published15 Oct 2014
  2. 55%
    CVE-2016-0984HighKnown exploited

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before...

    CVSS8.8Published10 Feb 2016
  3. 36%

    Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via unspecified...

    CVSS7.5Published13 Jul 2016
  4. 33%

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before...

    CVSS8.8Published10 Feb 2016
  5. 33%

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

    CVSS8.8Published13 Jul 2016
  6. 33%

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

    CVSS8.8Published13 Jul 2016
  7. 33%

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

    CVSS8.8Published13 Jul 2016
  8. 33%

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

    CVSS8.8Published13 Jul 2016
  9. 33%

    Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability when parsing an MP4 header.

    CVSS8.8Published15 Feb 2017
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We track 294 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Flash Player Desktop Runtime, across 36 versions. The most recent Flash Player Desktop Runtime flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2016-1010, on 25 May 2022.

8 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2016-1010, CVE-2016-0984 and CVE-2018-5002.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2016-1010, affects up to 20.2.2.306. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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