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CVE-2016-4171

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2016-06-16

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-06-1614:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-11-1719:40SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe flash playerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.2≤ 11.2.202.621no fix published
21.0≤ 21.0.0.242no fix published
18.0≤ 18.0.0.352no fix published
Opensuse
BranchAffectedFixed in
13.1= 13.1no fix published
13.2= 13.2no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux desktop
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.0= 5.0no fix published
6.0= 6.0no fix published

4 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. CISA’s required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.due 2022-04-15

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
2022-03-25
Patch Due Date
2022-04-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2016-06-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4171?

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.

Is CVE-2016-4171 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-4171 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 2022-04-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-4171?

CVE-2016-4171 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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