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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-1019

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Apr 2, 2016 · corrected/updated Oct 1, 2026 · Adobe Flash Player · evidence confidence very high

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.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2016-1019 is a critical public vulnerability record for Adobe Flash Player. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Adobe Flash Player is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: adobe/air desktop runtime; adobe/air sdk; adobe/air sdk & compiler; adobe/flash player. Published remediation guidance: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 9.8, EPSS 22.3%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cisa_kev, cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Apr 2, 2016. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. CISA due date Mar 24, 2022.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 7, 2016 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  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. Oct 1, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe adobe/air desktop runtimeversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/air sdkversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/air sdk & compilerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash player desktop runtimeversion unspecified
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-1019

    Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-1019

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-1019

    30-day exploitation probability 22.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-1019

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-1019

    Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    vulncheck.com

References