CRITICAL KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-10
Published Apr 7, 2016 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 22.32%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
AND
- ≤ 21.0.0.197
Configuration 4
AND
- ≤ 21.0.0.197
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
AND
- ≤ 21.0.0.197
Running on/with
OR
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 6
AND
- ≤ 11.2.202.577
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 7
Configuration 8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.616-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0610
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.616-1.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0610
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.616-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0610 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.616-1.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0610 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (CISA ADP) ▾
7.8 HIGH CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
Listed in CISA KEV KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 1, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
22.32% 0.22316
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.22316
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.32% (0.22316) | 97.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.49% (0.22487) | 97.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 53.49% (0.53493) | 98.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 22, 2026 | 56.70% (0.56698) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 58.01% (0.58008) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 72.38% (0.72382) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 74.46% (0.74460) | 98.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 70.29% (0.70287) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 74.46% (0.74460) | 98.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 83.45% (0.83453) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 80.83% (0.80828) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 82.23% (0.82227) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 80.83% (0.80828) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 78.43% (0.78426) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 76.28% (0.76278) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 78.09% (0.78093) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 79.39% (0.79388) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 81.48% (0.81479) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 83.56% (0.83564) | 99.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 81.48% (0.81479) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.32% (0.95317) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 95.32% (0.95317) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 95.64% (0.95643) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 95.61% (0.95614) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 95.43% (0.95429) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 95.18% (0.95177) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 95.61% (0.95608) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 95.41% (0.95406) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 94.37% (0.94374) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 95.41% (0.95406) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 95.20% (0.95199) | 98.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.73% (0.94728) | 98.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.06% (0.12063) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.06% (0.12063) | 94.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.06% (0.12063) | 89.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1019 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324353 Issue Tracking
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 issue-trackingIssue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1019
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1019
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Change history (3)
- CISA ADP
- SSVC automatable changed from yes to
no yes → no
- SSVC automatable changed from yes to
no
- CISA ADP
- SSVC automatable changed from no to
yes no → yes
- SSVC automatable changed from no to
yes
- CISA ADP
- SSVC automatable changed from yes to
no yes → no
- SSVC automatable changed from yes to
no
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Apr 7, 2016
Updated Oct 1, 2026
Reserved Dec 22, 2015
Link CVE-2016-1019
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Oct 1, 2026