Is CVE-2012-1535 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1535 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1535?

CVE-2012-1535 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2012-1535?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2012-1535.

Fix CVE-2012-1535 - HIGH adobe flash player

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-1535?

8 products: adobe flash player, adobe flash player, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux server, redhat enterprise linux workstation, and 3 more.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.3.300.271 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.238 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 with SWF content in a Word document.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20 · Improper Input Validation CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 8/15/2012
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playerredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_desktop

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD