CVE-2015-8402

CRITICAL

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...

Affects 10 products across 5 vendors.

BCS7.89
CVSS 2.010.0
EPSS5.8%
Percentile92th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity.
◆ SAGE Intelligence — CITED Relevance Research Team

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2015. A critical vulnerability affects Adobe systems (CVE-2015-8402). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2015-GLOBAL-106904-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2015-8402?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2015. A critical vulnerability affects Adobe systems (CVE-2015-8402). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8402?
CVE-2015-8402 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 5.8%.
Is CVE-2015-8402 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2015-8402 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2015-8402?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2015-8402?
CVE-2015-8402 affects: Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Apple, Apple, Google.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2015-8402
BSIDBS-2015-GLOBAL-106904-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published2015-12-10
Last Modified2026-05-06
ICS Relevance0%
SourceNVD
Official 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-2015-8403, 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-2015-8431, 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.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: 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 CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products
VendorProductFixed Version
Adobe Air
Adobe Air Sdk
Adobe Air Sdk & Compiler
Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler
Adobe Flash Player
Apple Iphone Os
Apple Mac Os X
Google Android
Linux Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Remediation

No patch URL on record. Monitor vendor security advisories directly.

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: August 2026 | Threat Age: 3887 Days
CISA KEVNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
SAGE Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash287f6571b67e5fb62b7f184f00ba59b03fbb5238604fd5652d61ecfa20be26be9c2efb710cda61426e882f1a07cb132bfee6b5856f95b093351d4305024f8d8f
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