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CVE-2008-4401

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in...

10.0 High

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

Exploit likelihood

8.96%Up 5.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

Record
CVE-2008-4401
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

Record
CVE-2008-4401
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4382 No score

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

Record
EUVD-2008-4382
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x362-hgrj-5pw9 No score

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in...

ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.

Record
GHSA-x362-hgrj-5pw9
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
0:10.0.12.36-2.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
0:9.0.151.0-1.el3.with.oss
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 0:9.0.151.0-1.el4
0:9.0.151.0-1.el4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4401 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Flash Player, published October 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.96%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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