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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-7892

Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Dec 13, 2016 · corrected/updated Jun 16, 2026 · Adobe Flash Player · evidence confidence very high

Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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-2016-7892 is a high 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/flash player; adobe/flash player desktop runtime; 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 8.8, EPSS 18.8%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Weakness classes: CWE-416. 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 Dec 13, 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 Apr 15, 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. Dec 14, 2016 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Apr 15, 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

    Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash player desktop runtimeversion unspecified
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-7892

    Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-7892

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-7892

    30-day exploitation probability 18.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-7892

    Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-7892

    Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.

    vulncheck.com

References