CVE-2015-8426

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.268, 19.x, 20.x - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-8426. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash's TextField.maxChars setter. By manipulating the valueOf function of an object, the attacker can free the parent object while it is still in use, leading to potential remote code execution.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, and CVE-2015-8454.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39650

This exploit demonstrates a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash's TextField.maxChars setter. By manipulating the valueOf function of an object, the attacker can free the parent object while it is still in use, leading to potential remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2015-8426)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a malicious SWF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78715
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39650/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034318
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03

Scores

EPSS 0.4505
EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
adobe/air < 19.0.0.241
adobe/air_sdk < 19.0.0.241
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler < 19.0.0.241
adobe/flash_player 19.0.0.185
adobe/flash_player 19.0.0.207
adobe/flash_player 19.0.0.226
adobe/flash_player 19.0.0.245
adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.548
Published Dec 10, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026