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CVE-2015-0311 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Adobe Flash Player vulnerability

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player permits remote code execution. High EPSS score and confirmed wild exploitation indicate active threat.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code through Adobe Flash Player via unspecified attack vector. Active exploitation in the wild with no patch details available at time of disclosure.

CISA KEV Yes · 2022-04-133EPSS 0.8582 (verify live)4Exploit Public PoC5
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Exploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
9 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-13).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.8582 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Adobe, Flash Player. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
Deliver malicious Flash content to target via web browser or email attachment
Business
End-user systems compromised without user awareness or additional interaction required
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
Execute arbitrary code with privileges of the Flash Player process
Business
Attacker gains foothold for lateral movement, data exfiltration, or persistence mechanisms
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
Establish command and control or deploy secondary payloads
Business
Enterprise network integrity compromised; incident response and forensics required
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • Public PoC available (VulnCheck)
  • 9 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • Public exploit availability
  • Catalogued by adobe (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by adobeCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.