Vulnerability

CVE-2012-0767

Medium· 6.1KEVCVSS6.1EPSS15%

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Adobe Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player contains a XSS vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject web script or HTML.

Threat signal

73/100

High

Severity

medium

CVSS

6.1

EPSS

15%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1452d overdue

AffectedAdobe — Flash Player

Added to KEV

2022-06-08

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-06-22

Required action (CISA verbatim)

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0767

CISA description: “Adobe Flash Player contains a XSS vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject web script or HTML.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

6.1/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionRequiredRequires user action (click, file open, etc).
ScopeChangedImpact extends beyond the vulnerable component (e.g. sandbox escape).
Confidentiality ImpactLowSome data disclosure; attacker doesn't fully control what.
Integrity ImpactLowSome data modification; attacker doesn't fully control extent.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

14.9%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p95

higher than 95% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Above the FIRST 'patch on a priority schedule' threshold.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2012-0767. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAttend

Active exploitation with limited impact — coordinate patching

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-06-08Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-06-08Published
2022-06-22Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

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