CVE-2016-7866
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability....
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2016-7866- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2016-7866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8715 No score
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8715- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrj4-68mq-fwp3
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability....
Adobe Animate versions 15.2.1.95 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-qrj4-68mq-fwp3- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 - Memory Corruption | 2016-12-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7866 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Animate, published December 15, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ADOBE-ANIMATE-MEMORY-CORRUPTION-VULNERABILITY.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/94872
exploit-db.com/exploits/40915
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb16-38.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140164/Adobe-Animate-15.2.1.95-Buffer-Overflow.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/45
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7866
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qrj4-68mq-fwp3