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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-7659 · published 11 November 2015

CVE-2015-7659: Adobe flash player vulnerability

Adobe · Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.261 and 19.x before 19.0.0.245 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.548 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.241, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.241, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.241 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion" in the NetConnection object implementation.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.2% · top 6.8%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
6.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.261 and 19.x before 19.0.0.245 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.548 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.241, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.241, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.241 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion" in the NetConnection object implementation.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00071.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2023.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77534
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034111
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-566
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-28.html PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00071.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2023.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77534
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034111
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-566
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-28.html PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-7659), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.