# CVE-2015-7645: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2015-7645: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-7645
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:57Z

- Published: 2015-10-15 10:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: adobe
- 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: 65.3%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-03, federal due date 2022-03-24, ransomware use: Known

## Description

Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.

## 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-2015-7645)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7645)
- [http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-pawn-storm-campaign/](http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-pawn-storm-campaign/)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00015.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00015.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00016.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00016.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00017.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00017.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00018.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00018.html)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134009/Adobe-Flash-IExternalizable.writeExternal-Type-Confusion.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134009/Adobe-Flash-IExternalizable.writeExternal-Type-Confusion.html)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1913.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1913.html)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html)
- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-05.html)
- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html)
- [https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38490/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38490/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77081](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77081)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033850](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033850)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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