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CVE-2016-7855

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.4/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
Fresh EPSS: 25.20%: +0.13

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

Proofpoint

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

TechTarget

Press · 19 Jan 2017, 08:00 · Windows 10 security tackles exploits, while Windows 7 gets a warning - TechTarget

McAfee

Press · 29 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Digging Into a Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: CVE-2016-7255 - McAfee

Unit 42

Press · 15 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Let It Ride: The Sofacy Group’s DealersChoice Attacks Continue - Unit 42

Security Affairs

Press · 13 Nov 2016, 08:00 · Pawn Storm APT conducted spear-phishing attacks before zero-days was fixed - Security Affairs

See all 10 source documents

Help Net Security

Press · 09 Nov 2016, 08:00 · Pawn Storm raced to pop many targets before Windows zero-day patch release - Help Net Security

Bitdefender

Press · 02 Nov 2016, 07:00 · Google-Announced Windows Vulnerability Exploited In-The-Wild, According to Microsoft - Bitdefender

BleepingComputer

Press · 02 Nov 2016, 07:00 · Google Discloses Windows Zero-Day Before Microsoft Can Issue Patch - BleepingComputer

Microsoft

Press · 01 Nov 2016, 07:00 · Our commitment to our customers’ security - Microsoft

Silicon UK

Press · 01 Nov 2016, 07:00 · Google Discloses Unpatched Windows Bug Despite Microsoft Objections - Silicon UK

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 8.4 (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 8.8; EPSS 25.2%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: network 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 13:57:46.755924+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

01 Nov 2016, 07:00

Published

01 Nov 2016, 22:46

Latest press mention

19 Oct 2017, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Mar 2022, 00:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57