CVE-2015-8823

Use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted text property, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, CVE-2015-8454, CVE-2015-8653, CVE-2015-8655, CVE-2015-8821, and CVE-2015-8822.

Published: 2016-04-22 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-8823 is rated High Risk (65/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.73%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8823

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 2026-05-16 0.84% 1.73% +0.88%
2 2025-07-27 0.95% 0.84% -0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8823

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8823

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8823

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8823
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-8823 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): not-affected 6, DNE 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8823

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-8823

Comment: CWE-416: Use After Free

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8823

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player <= 19.0.0.245 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
adobe air <= 19.0.0.241 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 18.0.0.261 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 19.0.0.245 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 11.2.202.548 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 19.0.0.245 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe air_sdk <= 19.0.0.241 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air_sdk_\&_compiler <= 19.0.0.241 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime <= 19.0.0.245 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8823

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