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CVE-2015-3113

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2015.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.7/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.81%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer
Press · 13 Apr 2022, 07:00 · CISA warns orgs to patch actively exploited Windows LPE bug - BleepingComputer
Securelist
Press · 23 Dec 2015, 08:00 · You can’t be invulnerable, but you can be well protected - Securelist
Securelist
Press · 15 Dec 2015, 08:00 · Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2015. Overall statistics for 2015 - Securelist
Proofpoint
Press · 27 Aug 2015, 07:00 · Hunter Exploit Kit Targets Brazilian Banking Customers - Proofpoint
Unit 42
Press · 27 Jul 2015, 07:00 · UPS: Observations on CVE-2015-3113, Prior Zero-Days and the Pirpi Payload - Unit 42
See all 10 source documents
24/7 Wall St.
Press · 18 Jul 2015, 07:00 · Email Spam Rates Plunge to 2003 Levels - 24/7 Wall St.
Malwarebytes
Press · 28 Jun 2015, 07:00 · Recent Flash Player 0-day Exploit Goes Mainstream - Malwarebytes
GIGAZINE
Press · 25 Jun 2015, 07:00 · Flash Player found that a violent vulnerability to be hijacked by PC, Adobe is distributing urgent patch - GIGAZINE
The Hacker News
Press · 25 Jun 2015, 07:00 · Adobe Releases Emergency Patch for Flash Zero-Day Vulnerability - The Hacker News
Google Cloud
Press · 23 Jun 2015, 07:00 · Operation Clandestine Wolf – Adobe Flash Zero-Day in APT3 Phishing Campaign - Google Cloud

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.7 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 99.8%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:39.719437+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
23 Jun 2015, 07:00
Published
23 Jun 2015, 21:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
13 Apr 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
13 Apr 2022, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories