CVE-2015-5562

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.232/11.2.202.508 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-5562. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash's SharedObject constructor, allowing arbitrary code execution by manipulating object types during method calls like Sound.loadSound. It is tested on 32-bit Windows systems via Chrome.

Description

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5554, CVE-2015-5555, and CVE-2015-5558.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37881

This exploit leverages a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash's SharedObject constructor, allowing arbitrary code execution by manipulating object types during method calls like Sound.loadSound. It is tested on 32-bit Windows systems via Chrome.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2015-5562)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Hosted on a webserver · 32-bit system · song1.mp3 in the same directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76287
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1603.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033235

Scores

EPSS 0.4234
EPSS Percentile 98.5%

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