# CVE-2016-7892: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

> CVE-2016-7892: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-7892
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:47Z

- Published: 2016-12-15 06:31 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: adobe
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 18.8%, 97th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-25, federal due date 2022-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

## CISA required action

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

## Affected vendors and products

- n/a: Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7892)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7892)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154)
- [https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html)
- [https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442)

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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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