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Actively exploited · Published Oct 15, 2015 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2015-7645

High 7.8 Exploited Ransomware

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Flash Player from Adobe. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 3, 2022). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 65.3% (higher than 99.3% of all known vulnerabilities). The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)65.3%top 0.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 3, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022.

Official description

Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.

Affected products (as reported)

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