CVE-2015-5119

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 99%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that overrides a valueOf function, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
84(Attend)
EG Risk 84/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
99%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

July 8, 2015

Last Modified

April 21, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2015-5119 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75568
generic

Adobe Flash Player ByteArray Use After Free | Metasploit Module

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf
cert

VU#561288 - Adobe Flash ActionScript 3 ByteArray use-after-free vulnerability

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561288
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatflash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el6_62015-07-08redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 85× in last 7d / 323× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 988 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-21 22:18 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-21 22:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-21 18:02 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-21 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-21 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-08-21 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-21 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-21 09:29 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-08-20 20:43 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-20 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-20 17:06 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-08-20 16:28 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-20 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-20 12:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  25. 2026-08-19 23:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-19 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-19 19:12 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-19 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-08-19 14:52 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-19 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 10:37 UTCVendor advisory
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  15. 2026-08-18 17:32 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-18 17:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-18 16:58 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-08-18 13:16 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-18 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 08:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  26. 2026-08-17 20:10 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-17 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-17 15:51 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-17 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-17 13:56 UTCCISA KEV update
  31. 2026-08-17 11:35 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-17 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-17 07:19 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-17 07:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-17 03:04 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-17 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-16 22:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  39. 2026-08-16 18:34 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-16 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-16 14:19 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-16 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-16 10:03 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-16 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-16 05:48 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-16 05:48 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-16 05:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-16 02:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-16 01:33 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-16 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-15 21:18 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-15 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-15 17:03 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-15 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-15 12:48 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-15 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-15 08:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  59. 2026-08-15 04:17 UTCVendor advisory
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  61. 2026-08-15 00:02 UTCVendor advisory
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  63. 2026-08-14 19:47 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-14 19:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-14 15:32 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCdangokyo/CVE-2015-5119
    First seen Aug 21, 2018
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCCiscoCXSecurity/CVE-2015-5119_walkthrough
    First seen Sep 10, 2015

    Archive from the article CVE-2015-5119 Flash ByteArray UaF: A beginner's walkthrough

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCjvazquez-r7/CVE-2015-5119
    First seen Jul 29, 2015
    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-37523✓ verified
    First seen Jul 8, 2015

    Adobe Flash Player - ByteArray Use-After-Free (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf✓ verified
    First seen Jul 6, 2015

    Adobe Flash Player ByteArray Use After Free

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2015-5119?
CVE-2015-5119 is a critical vulnerability published on July 8, 2015. Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of…
When was CVE-2015-5119 disclosed?
CVE-2015-5119 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2015, with the most recent update on April 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-5119 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2015-5119 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, affecting Adobe Flash Player. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5119?
CVE-2015-5119 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2015-5119?
CVE-2015-5119 affects Adobe Flash Player. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2015-5119?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-5119, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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