CVE-2016-1014

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

1.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 66.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-04-09 01:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 22:38Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-12-22

Assigning CNA

adobe

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

694b1f551078cbffdef2b80a909b400a3d74eb3a38f3aa8673b35a076d701e07

• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1305http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137532/Adobe-Flash-Player-DLL-Hijacking.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1306http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• seclists.org20160618 [CVE-2016-1014] Escalation of privilege via executable (un)installers of Flash Playerhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/39mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:0610http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.securityfocus.com20160617 [CVE-2016-1014] Escalation of privilege via executable (un)installers of Flash Playerhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538699/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• www.securitytracker.com1035509http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• docs.microsoft.comMS16-050https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
• helpx.adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM