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CVE-2012-1535

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2012-08-15
  • Fixed in11.3.300.271 · 11.2.202.238
  • WeaknessCWE-20 · CWE-94

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2012-08-1510:31CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0714:14SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe flash playerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.3< 11.3.300.27111.3.300.271
11.2< 11.2.202.23811.2.202.238
Opensuse
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.4= 11.4no fix published
12.1= 12.1no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux desktop
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.0= 5.0no fix published

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Adobe flash player to 11.3.300.271 · 11.2.202.238
  2. CISA’s required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.due 2022-03-24

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-03
Patch Due Date
2022-03-24
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-03-03
  • GCVEexploitation2022-03-03
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.82025-02-07
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-20, CWE-942025-02-07
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20, CWE-94read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score70.4 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2012-08-15
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1535?

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

Is CVE-2012-1535 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2012-1535 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-03-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1535?

CVE-2012-1535 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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