Is CVE-2016-1019 exploitable?

Yes — CVE-2016-1019 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Is CVE-2016-1019 a false positive?

No practitioners have marked CVE-2016-1019 a false positive so far (3 verdicts).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-1019?

Practitioners have shared remediation steps for CVE-2016-1019 — see the remediation notes on this page.

CVE-2016-1019

is CVE-2016-1019real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 22.5%CISA KEV

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

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

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NVD MITRE CVE.org CISA KEV

Published Apr 7, 2016

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3 verdicts

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 3) — CVSS base score 9.8

In line with its CVSS base score.

Field notes & remediation

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Field note · Priya NairCurated
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability — Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-03-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~22%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Remediation · Diego RamírezCurated
Required action for Adobe Flash Player: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-03-24. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.