{
  "id": "CVE-2016-1019",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2016-1019",
  "published": "2016-04-07T10:59:01.447Z",
  "modified": "2026-10-01T20:17:16.080Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.22316,
  "epss_percentile": 0.97635,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-03-03",
    "due": "2022-03-24",
    "action": "The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1019"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "adobe"
  ],
  "products": [
    "adobe flash player desktop runtime",
    "adobe flash player",
    "adobe air desktop runtime",
    "adobe air sdk",
    "adobe air sdk & compiler"
  ],
  "cwes": [],
  "description": "Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1019",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}