What is CVE-2016-1015?

CVE-2016-1015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-1015?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1015 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime

CVE-2016-1015

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overriding NetConnection object properties to leverage an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1019.

Published 2016-04-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.071 (94.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-227/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/85930 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1015?: CVE-2016-1015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-1015?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1015 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.