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CVE-2016-1010
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Adobe Flash Player and AIR vulnerability
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player and AIR enables remote code execution. The vulnerability has been exploited in active attacks.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An integer overflow flaw in Adobe Flash Player and AIR allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected systems. Active exploitation in the wild confirms practical attack viability.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
3 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 2022-05-25).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.19785 — 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 and AIR. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-190 Integer Overflow — 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 a malicious Flash or AIR file containing integer overflow payload that bypasses memory safety checks.
Business
End-user systems running vulnerable Flash Player or AIR become compromised, enabling data theft, malware installation, or lateral movement.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
Deliver the malicious file via email, compromised website, or drive-by download to trigger code execution.
Business
Widespread infection across enterprise and consumer endpoints, leading to operational disruption and potential regulatory exposure.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
Execute arbitrary code with user privileges to establish persistence and exfiltrate sensitive data.
Business
Confidential information, intellectual property, and credentials are compromised, resulting in financial and reputational damage.
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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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