CVE-2015-5539

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.232 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-5539. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player by manipulating SharedObject properties and triggering garbage collection to achieve arbitrary code execution. The PoC involves heap spraying and specific AS2 class interactions to exploit the flaw.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.199, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.199, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.199 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5127, CVE-2015-5130, CVE-2015-5134, CVE-2015-5540, CVE-2015-5550, CVE-2015-5551, CVE-2015-5556, CVE-2015-5557, CVE-2015-5559, CVE-2015-5561, CVE-2015-5563, CVE-2015-5564, and CVE-2015-5565.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37855

This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player by manipulating SharedObject properties and triggering garbage collection to achieve arbitrary code execution. The PoC involves heap spraying and specific AS2 class interactions to exploit the flaw.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2015-5539)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: 64-bit system · Flash Player with vulnerable version · Web server to host SWF files
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37855/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033235
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76288
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1603.html

Scores

EPSS 0.4445
EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
adobe/air < 18.0.0.180
adobe/air_sdk < 18.0.0.180
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler < 18.0.0.180
adobe/flash_player < 18.0.0.209
Published Aug 14, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026