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CVE-2015-3113 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Adobe Flash Player vulnerability

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player enables remote code execution. Actively exploited in the wild.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

A memory corruption flaw in Flash Player allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution through crafted content. The high EPSS score and confirmed wild exploitation indicate immediate risk to systems running vulnerable Flash versions.

CISA KEV Yes · 2022-04-133EPSS 0.9994 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
7 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 0.9994 — 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
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-119 Memory Buffer Bounds Error — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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
Craft malicious Flash content that triggers a heap buffer overflow when processed by the target's Flash Player.
Business
End-user systems become compromised, enabling data theft, malware installation, or lateral movement into corporate networks.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
Deliver the exploit payload via web pages, email attachments, or compromised ad networks to reach victims at scale.
Business
Widespread infection across customer base and supply chain partners erodes trust and triggers incident response costs.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
Execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Flash Player process to establish persistence or exfiltrate sensitive data.
Business
Intellectual property loss, regulatory fines, and reputational damage from security breach disclosure.
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)
  • 7 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • 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.