CVE-2015-3081

Adobe Flash Player <13.0.0.289-17.0.0.188 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-3081. PoCs published by KeenTeam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) race condition in FlashBroker's BrokerMoveFileEx method to bypass Internet Explorer Protected Mode via an NTFS junction attack, allowing arbitrary file writes to the filesystem. The PoC demonstrates writing a calc.bat file to the startup folder, tested on Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305.

Description

Race condition in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allows attackers to bypass the Internet Explorer Protected Mode protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by KeenTeam · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37842

This exploit leverages a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) race condition in FlashBroker's BrokerMoveFileEx method to bypass Internet Explorer Protected Mode via an NTFS junction attack, allowing arbitrary file writes to the filesystem. The PoC demonstrates writing a calc.bat file to the startup folder, tested on Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305 with Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows 8.1 with Internet Explorer in Protected Mode · Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305 installed · Ability to inject DLL into low integrity IE process
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74613
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-02
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37842/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032285

Scores

EPSS 0.1135
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (20)
adobe/air < 17.0.0.144
adobe/air_sdk < 17.0.0.144
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler < 17.0.0.144
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.125
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.145
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.176
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.179
adobe/flash_player 15.0.0.152
adobe/flash_player 15.0.0.167
adobe/flash_player 15.0.0.189
... and 10 more
Published May 13, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026