Findings

CVE-2012-1535

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Aug 15, 2012 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe flash player

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

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 15, 2012 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Required action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

CISA due date Mar 24, 2022

Affected

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse12.1
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop10
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2012-1535

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted SWF content.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2012-1535

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2012-1535

    30-day exploitation probability 70.4%

    first.org
  • Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_windows/browser/adobe_flash_otf_font

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-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 Aug

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2012-1535 · ZeroDay Findings