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CVE-2016-1019

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.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.3/10

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: 22.32%: +0.11

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

Sources: 13 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 · 04 Mar 2022, 08:00 · CISA warns organizations to patch 95 actively exploited bugs - BleepingComputer

Proofpoint

Press · 19 Oct 2017, 07:00 · APT28 racing to exploit CVE-2017-11292 Flash vulnerability before patches are deployed - Proofpoint

The Register

Press · 16 Aug 2017, 07:00 · Russian malware scum post new rent-an-exploit - The Register

BleepingComputer

Press · 14 Aug 2017, 07:00 · New Disdain Exploit Kit Sold on Underground Hacking Forums - BleepingComputer

Palo Alto Networks

Press · 10 Jul 2017, 07:00 · How Traps Protects Against Astrum - Palo Alto Networks

See all 13 source documents

BleepingComputer

Press · 06 Dec 2016, 08:00 · New Stegano Exploit Kit Hides Malvertising Code in Image Pixels - BleepingComputer

WeLiveSecurity

Press · 06 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Readers of popular websites targeted by stealthy Stegano exploit kit hiding in pixels of malicious ads - WeLiveSecurity

Graham Cluley

Press · 29 Apr 2016, 07:00 · Pirate Bay hit by malvertising attack, drops Cerber ransomware - Graham Cluley

groovyPost

Press · 08 Apr 2016, 07:00 · Adobe Releases Emergency Flash Player Patch Against Ransomware Attack - groovyPost

The Register

Press · 08 Apr 2016, 07:00 · Dear Windows, OS X folks: Update Flash now. Or kill it. Killing it works - The Register

BleepingComputer

Press · 08 Apr 2016, 07:00 · Adobe releases the Flash Player 21.0.0.213 emergency update to resolve Critical Vulnerabilities - BleepingComputer

Proofpoint

Press · 07 Apr 2016, 07:00 · Killing a Zero-Day in the Egg: Adobe CVE-2016-1019 - Proofpoint

The Hacker News

Press · 06 Apr 2016, 07:00 · Adobe to issue Emergency Patch for Critical Flash Player Vulnerability - The Hacker News

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 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

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 22.3%
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 13:57:43.887972+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

06 Apr 2016, 07:00

Published

07 Apr 2016, 10:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Mar 2022, 00:00

Latest press mention

04 Mar 2022, 08:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57