CVE-2015-7645
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Mar 2022
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- A public exploit reference is listed
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 15 Oct 2015
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- adobe
- KEV added
- 3 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 24 Mar 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Yes, according to CISA
- EPSS
- 65.339% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.271% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| n/a | n/a |
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Timeline
- 15 Oct 2015 Published
- 3 Mar 2022 CVE-2015-7645 added to CISA KEV
- 3 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue