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CVE-2016-4117

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.

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: 94.27%: +0.47

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

Sources: 12 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

Securelist

Press · 16 Oct 2017, 07:00 · BlackOasis APT and new targeted attacks leveraging zero-day exploit - Securelist

BleepingComputer

Press · 16 Oct 2017, 07:00 · Adobe Patches Flash Zero-Day Used by BlackOasis APT - BleepingComputer

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

See all 12 source documents

Palo Alto Networks

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

Proofpoint

Press · 01 Jun 2017, 07:00 · Microsoft Word Intruder Integrates CVE-2017-0199, Utilized by Cobalt Group to Target Financial Institutions - Proofpoint

Security Affairs

Press · 16 Dec 2016, 08:00 · PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM APTs used same Zero-Day to Target Turkish citizens - Security Affairs

Microsoft

Press · 14 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Twin zero-day attacks: PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM target individuals in Europe - Microsoft

Malwarebytes

Press · 26 Jul 2016, 07:00 · A look into some RIG exploit kit campaigns - Malwarebytes

Securelist

Press · 17 Jun 2016, 07:00 · Operation Daybreak - Securelist

Security Affairs

Press · 16 May 2016, 07:00 · CVE-2016-4117 – FireEye revealed the exploit chain of recent attacks - Security Affairs

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 #46339 2019-02-11

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 94.3%
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 13:57:44.846931+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

11 May 2016, 01:00

First press mention

16 May 2016, 07:00

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

PoCs on GitHub

1 repositories