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CVE-2015-5122

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Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.302 on Windows and OS X, 14.x through 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X, 11.x through 11.2.202.481 on Linux, and 12.x through 18.0.0.204 on Linux Chrome installations allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that leverages improper handling of the opaqueBackground property, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.6/10

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: 87.03%: +0.44

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

CyberSecurityNews

Press · 28 Aug 2024, 07:00 · Rewards Up To $2.5 Million for Angler Exploit Kit Developer - CyberSecurityNews

The Hacker News

Press · 19 Jul 2017, 07:00 · WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Teams Up With Tech to Collect Ideas For Malware Development - The Hacker News

Infosecurity Magazine

Press · 01 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Malware Tied to China Spotted Attacking Taiwanese Government Networks - Infosecurity Magazine

Securelist

Press · 23 Dec 2015, 08:00 · You can’t be invulnerable, but you can be well protected - Securelist

Recorded Future

Press · 09 Nov 2015, 08:00 · New Kit, Same Player: Top 10 Vulnerabilities Used by Exploit Kits in 2016 - Recorded Future

See all 10 source documents

CrowdStrike

Press · 27 Jul 2015, 07:00 · Falcon Zero-Day Flash Detection - CrowdStrike

Unit 42

Press · 27 Jul 2015, 07:00 · UPS: Observations on CVE-2015-3113, Prior Zero-Days and the Pirpi Payload - Unit 42

Recorded Future

Press · 23 Jul 2015, 07:00 · Analyzing Attack Vector Trends by Industry, Country, and More - Recorded Future

Unit 42

Press · 20 Jul 2015, 07:00 · Watering Hole Attack on Aerospace Firm Exploits CVE-2015-5122 to Install IsSpace Backdoor - Unit 42

iTnews

Press · 14 Jul 2015, 07:00 · Hacking Team vows to continue with new spyware - iTnews

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 8.6 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #37599 2015-07-13

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 87.0%
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 13:57:40.729730+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

14 Jul 2015, 07:00

Published

14 Jul 2015, 10:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

13 Apr 2022, 00:00

Latest press mention

28 Aug 2024, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57

PoCs on GitHub

1 repositories