March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-7855 — Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-24- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- EPSS
- 98.3th percentile (score 0.590, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7855
CISA short description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Windows and OS and Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.