CVE-2012-1535

Summary

CVE	CVE-2012-1535
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2012-08-15 10:31:40 UTC
Updated	2026-04-22 10:36:13 UTC
Description	Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.703840000 probability, percentile 0.993170000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-03; due 2022-03-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-94 | n/a | CWE-94 CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | CWE-20 CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	7.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	9.3		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor	Adobe
Product	Flash Player
Name	Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Required Action	The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Notes	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1535

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Adobe	Flash Player	All	All	All	All
Operating System	Apple	Mac Os X	-	All	All	All
Operating System	Microsoft	Windows	-	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.gentoo.org	Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0996-1: critical: flash-player to 1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1001-2: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Adobe - Security Bulletins: APSB12-18 - Security update available for Adobe Flash Player	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.adobe.com	Not Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com	Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	www.cisa.gov	US Government Resource
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02948 rev.1 - HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) Running on Linux and Window' - MARC	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	marc.info	Mailing List
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog	CISA	www.cisa.gov	kev

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
ADP	2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z	CVE-2012-1535 added to CISA KEV

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.