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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.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported 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).
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.
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.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution 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.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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