Is CVE-2013-0648 exploitable?

Yes. CVE-2013-0648 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Is CVE-2013-0648 a false positive?

No community verdicts yet for CVE-2013-0648.

How do I remediate CVE-2013-0648?

Practitioners have shared remediation steps for CVE-2013-0648. See the remediation notes on this page.

CVE-2013-0648

Is CVE-2013-0648 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

public sources

Exploited in wild

Yes

CISA KEV

Public exploit

None known

Metasploit/EDB/PoC

Base severity

8.8 High

CVSS

Exploitation prob.

11%

FIRST EPSS

Weakness

Not classified

CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

References

NVD MITRE CVE.org CISA KEV

Published Feb 27, 2013

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Field notes & remediation

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Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability — Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2024-09-17) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~11%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Required action for Adobe Flash Player: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2024-10-08. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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