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CVE-2015-7645 Adobe CVE debrief

CVE-2015-7645 is an Adobe Flash Player arbitrary code execution vulnerability that CISA lists in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The supplied record also marks the issue as associated with known ransomware campaign use. Because Flash Player is end-of-life, CISA’s guidance is to disconnect it if it is still present in your environment.

Vendor
Adobe
Product
Flash Player
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-03-03
Original CVE updated
2022-03-03
Advisory published
2022-03-03
Advisory updated
2022-03-03

Who should care

Security teams, endpoint and server owners, vulnerability management teams, and asset owners responsible for any systems that may still have Adobe Flash Player installed or enabled.

Technical summary

The official records identify CVE-2015-7645 as an Adobe Flash Player arbitrary code execution vulnerability. CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation risk, and notes that the impacted product is end-of-life. The supplied KEV metadata also states that the product should be disconnected if still in use and records known ransomware campaign use as "Known."

Defensive priority

High. The vulnerability is known to be exploited, the affected product is end-of-life, and CISA provides explicit disconnect guidance rather than a normal patch path. The KEV record supplied with this data uses a due date of 2022-03-24.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory systems for any remaining Adobe Flash Player installations or dependencies.
  • Remove Flash Player wherever possible; if removal is not immediately feasible, disconnect affected systems from networks as CISA advises.
  • Prioritize isolation of any internet-facing or business-critical hosts that still rely on Flash Player.
  • Validate that compensating controls and application dependencies do not silently reintroduce Flash content or Flash-enabled workflows.
  • Track remediation against the KEV due date and confirm the affected product is no longer in service.

Evidence notes

The source corpus contains CISA KEV metadata for CVE-2015-7645, including vendor/product mapping (Adobe / Flash Player), known exploited status, known ransomware campaign use, and the statement that the product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. The official CVE and NVD records are included as canonical references for the identifier and vulnerability listing. The supplied CVE record is dated 2022-03-03 for publication and modification metadata.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2015-7645 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7645

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2015-7645 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7645

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.