Is CVE-2015-8651 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-8651 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8651?

CVE-2015-8651 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2015-8651?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-8651.

Fix CVE-2015-8651 - HIGH adobe air sdk

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2015-8651?

27 products: adobe air sdk, adobe air sdk \& compiler, adobe flash player, adobe air, adobe flash player, and 22 more.

Description

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow CWE-190 · Integer Overflow

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 12/28/2015
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : air_sdkadobe : air_sdk_\&_compileradobe : flash_playeradobe : airadobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playerredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationopensuse : evergreenopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_workstation_extensionsuse : linux_enterprise_workstation_extensionhp : insight_controlhp : insight_control_server_provisioninghp : matrix_operating_environmenthp : system_management_homepagehp : systems_insight_managerhp : version_control_repository_manager

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD