CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2016-7892
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- CVSS
- 8.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 18.8%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Added to KEV
Is CVE-2016-7892 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2016-7892 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on . CISA only lists a CVE when it has reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 18.8% (scored October 14, 2026).
- CISA KEV[ LISTED ]
- ENISA EUVD (exploited)[ — ]
- CIRCL KEV[ — ]
Catalog snapshot 2026-10-19. Full cross-catalog view: /kev-comparison
What to do
CISA required actionThe impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by (21 days after listing) under BOD 22-01. Everyone else: that deadline is a sensible upper bound, not a target. Vendor guidance and the NVD record are linked under Source above.
Other Adobe Flash Player CVEs we track
| CVE / Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Added to KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-0502 Adobe Flash Player Double Free Vulnerablity | [ HIGH ] | 8.8 | 24.8% | |
| CVE-2014-0497 Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity | [ CRITICAL ] | 9.8 | 99.9% | |
| CVE-2013-0648 Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 8.8 | 11.1% | |
| CVE-2013-0643 Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 8.8 | 10.5% | |
| CVE-2012-5054 Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 8.8 | 21.2% | |
| CVE-2012-0767 Adobe Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability | [ MEDIUM ] | 6.1 | 6.2% | |
| CVE-2012-0754 Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 8.1 | 91.1% | |
| CVE-2011-0609 Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability | [ HIGH ] | 7.8 | 63.5% |