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CVE-2015-7645
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Verified 2026-08-04
Adobe Flash Player vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player remote code execution vulnerability exploited in ransomware campaigns. Attackers deliver malicious SWF files to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
Verdict
Today item, not a backlog item.
High-severity remote code execution in Flash Player enables attackers to gain code execution through crafted SWF files. Active exploitation in ransomware campaigns demonstrates significant real-world threat with EPSS score of 0.85.
CISA KEV Yes · 2022-03-034Ransomware use Flagged4EPSS 0.68396 (verify live)5CVSS 7.8 (CISA)3CISA SSVC Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Impact: total3
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
19 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), flagged for known ransomware use.
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.68396 — 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 2331 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.
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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 designed to trigger the code execution flaw in Flash Player.
Business
Attackers gain arbitrary code execution capability on end-user systems.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I distribute the SWF file through web-based delivery mechanisms or email attachments.
Business
Organizations face widespread infection risk across user base without patching.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I execute ransomware payload after gaining code execution on compromised systems.
Business
Enterprise data becomes encrypted and inaccessible, triggering operational disruption and ransom demands.
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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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