Findings

CVE-2015-0311

Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jan 23, 2015 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe flash player

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 23, 2015 · Catalog

    Detected

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

  2. Apr 13, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. May 4, 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 through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

Required action

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

CISA due date May 4, 2022

Affected

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/edgeversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer10
  • cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop11
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise desktop12
  • cpe suse/linux enterprise workstation extension12
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2015-0311

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2015-0311

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2015-0311

    30-day exploitation probability 85.6%

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

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_multi/browser/adobe_flash_uncompress_zlib_uaf

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

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2015-0311

    Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

    nvd.nist.gov

References