{
    "id": "CVE-2015-8431",
    "published": "2015-12-10 05:59:53",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:34:32",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, and CVE-2015-8454.",
    "epss_score": "0.43408",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98692",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "air"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "air_sdk"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "air_sdk_\\&_compiler"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "flash_player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "iphone_os"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "google",
            "product": "android"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39054",
            "title": "Adobe Flash TextField.tabIndex Setter - Use-After-Free",
            "date": "2015-12-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39054"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00007.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00008.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00012.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78715",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034318",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39054/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00007.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00008.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00012.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78715",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034318",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39054/"
    ]
}