CVE-2016-6981

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6987.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 13, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

Related CVEs from 2016

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CVE-2016-6981: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix