CVE-2016-7892 [Exploited] | Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime Use-After-Free

CVE-2016-7892 is rated Critical Active Threat (95.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.97%, 96th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-25) affecting Adobe / Flash Player. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +1.81% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-05-18	20.15%	21.97%	+1.81%
2	2026-04-22	23.26%	20.15%	-3.11%
3	2025-11-18	—	23.26%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-05-18

20.15%

21.97%

+1.81%

2026-04-22

23.26%

20.15%

-3.11%

2025-11-18

—

23.26%

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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]
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	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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]

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]

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

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

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]

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-7892

vendor	priority	summary	link
`gentoo`	normal	CVE-2016-7892: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-17), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-7892
`redhat`	critical	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7892
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2016-7892 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (adobe-flashplugin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): released 5.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7892

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7892

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
adobe	flash_player_desktop_runtime	<= 23.0.0.207	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime::::::::
adobe	flash_player	<= 23.0.0.207	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge::*
adobe	flash_player	<= 23.0.0.207	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer::*
adobe	flash_player	<= 23.0.0.207	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome::*
adobe	flash_player	<= 11.2.202.644	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::

References for CVE-2016-7892

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7892	US Government Resource

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CVE-2016-7892

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2016-7892

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7892

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7892

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7892

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-7892

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7892

References for CVE-2016-7892