# CVE-2012-1535: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2012-1535: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2012-1535
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:46Z

- Published: 2012-08-15 10:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 70.4%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-03, federal due date 2022-03-24, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

## CISA required action

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

## Affected vendors and products

- Adobe: Flash Player

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1535)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1535)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00010.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00012.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00012.html)
- [http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139455789818399&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139455789818399&w=2)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1203.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1203.html)
- [http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-01.xml](http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-01.xml)
- [http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html](http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html)

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