CVE-2016-1019

9.8 CRITICAL 22% exploit odds Drop everything exploited in the wild Fix listed Denial of service

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
In the wild: CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2015-12-22 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2016-04-07 10:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2022-03-03 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
2022-03-24 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
2026-10-01 20:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
Exploit odds: 22.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2016-04-07 10:59 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-01 20:17 UTC
Added to CISA KEV: 2022-03-03
Exploit probability: 22.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime ≤ 21.0.0.197
Adobe Flash Player ≤ 18.0.0.333
Adobe Flash Player ≤ 21.0.0.197
Adobe Flash Player ≤ 11.2.202.577
Adobe Air Desktop Runtime ≤ 21.0.0.176
Adobe Air Sdk ≤ 21.0.0.176
Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler ≤ 21.0.0.176

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record