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CVE-2012-1535
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Verified 2026-08-04
Adobe Flash Player vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service through crafted SWF content.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A remote code execution vulnerability in Flash Player that has been actively exploited in the wild. The high EPSS score reflects significant real-world attack activity and the ease of weaponization through malicious SWF files.
CISA KEV Yes · 2022-03-034EPSS 0.70384 (verify live)5CVSS 7.8 (CISA)3CISA SSVC Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Impact: total3Exploit Weaponized · public exploit · Metasploit module11
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
4 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.70384 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
CVSS 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) · Affected: Adobe, Flash Player. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.CVSS — CISA-assigned via the ADP container (CVE.org), version 3.1; the CNA left no metrics, so CISA's own score is used ahead of NVD.
CISA SSVC (triage disposition)
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalCISA's own stakeholder-specific triage inputs, published in the CVE record (CISA Coordinator role). NOTE: this is CISA's three decision points; the final Act/Attend/Track decision also requires a Mission & Well-being input not published here, so no overall decision is asserted.
Currency of the record
CISA added this to its KEV catalog 3487 days after the CVE record was published.KEV lag = CISA-KEV dateAdded − CVE.org datePublished; a floor on how long the known-exploited flaw sat in the public record before the federal catalog listed it. Severity/weakness here is CNA- or CISA-assigned (current at disclosure), independent of NVD's analysis backlog.
Public exploit available
Public exploit tooling is catalogued for this CVE (a functional/weaponized public exploit). Catalog entries: Metasploit module. We link the catalog page(s) only — no payload or code is hosted or restated here.Link, never host — the catalog page is the source; basicsecurity.net does not redistribute payloads.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious SWF file that exploits the unspecified vulnerability in Flash Player.
Business
Attackers can deliver arbitrary code execution payloads to any user who opens the crafted content.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I distribute the SWF file through web pages, email, or other delivery mechanisms targeting Flash Player users.
Business
The organization faces widespread compromise risk across its user base without patching.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Flash Player process on the victim's system.
Business
Attackers gain foothold for lateral movement, data theft, or installation of persistent malware.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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