Vulnerability

CVE-2012-5054

High· 8.8KEVCVSS8.8EPSS21%

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Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via malformed arguments.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

8.8

EPSS

21%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1456d 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-2012-5054

CISA description: “Adobe Flash Player contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via malformed arguments.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

8.8/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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).
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

21.2%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p97

higher than 97% of all CVEs

7-day trend↓ 50.3pp

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

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2012-5054. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-06-08Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-06-08Published
2022-06-22Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-16Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.