CVE-2015-5120

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.1.9.159 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5121.

Published: 2015-07-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5120 is rated High Risk (68.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.80%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5120

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.99% 3.80% -2.19%
2 2025-12-05 2.81% 5.99% +3.18%
3 2025-06-01 — 2.81% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5120

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5120

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5120

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe shockwave_player <= 12.1.8.158 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5120

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