Adobe Flash Player crafted SWF remote code execution
CVE-2015-7645 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player affecting 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X, and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux. According to the provided content, the flaw can be triggered by a crafted SWF file and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The specific vulnerable function or root-cause class is not provided in the supplied material. The vulnerability was exploited in the wild in October 2015, including by the Sednit/APT28 threat actor via its Sedkit exploit kit.
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Impact
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Exploits
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Affected products & vendors
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Recent activity
4 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
An Adobe vulnerability that CISA KEV’s knownRansomwareCampaignUse field silently flipped to Known during 2025 (evidence of ransomware campaign use).
A specific vulnerability cited as one of multiple zero-days leveraged by APT28; the statement does not provide technical details beyond its use as a zero-day.
A 2015 Adobe Flash vulnerability identified as one of the zero-days exploited by the Sednit group.
An Adobe Flash vulnerability exploited by Sedkit as a 0-day in targeted attacks.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.