# CVE-2016-4171: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2016-4171: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-4171
Last updated: 2025-11-17T19:40:40Z

- Published: 2016-06-16 14:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-11-17 19:40 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: 20.1%, 97th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-25, federal due date 2022-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.

## 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-2016-4171)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4171)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238)
- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html)
- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html)
- [https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08)
- [https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992](https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094)

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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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