CVE-2012-6270
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a...
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.
- Record
CVE-2012-6270- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.
- Record
CVE-2012-6270- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6125 No score
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6125- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpq6-3xgp-cph2 No score
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a...
Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of a Shockwave Player 10.4.0.025 compatibility feature via a crafted HTML document that references Shockwave content with a certain compatibility parameter, related to a "downgrading" attack.
- Record
GHSA-wpq6-3xgp-cph2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6270 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Shockwave Player, published December 20, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.