CVE-2012-4163

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X,...

10.0 High

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.2.202.238 on Linux, before 11.1.111.16 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.17 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2540; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2540 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4164 and CVE-2012-4165.

Exploit likelihood

5.76%Up 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2012-4163
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4163
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4107 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4107
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r27-xxq8-39c2 No score

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.23 and 11.x before 11.4.402.265 on Windows and Mac OS X,...

Record: GHSA-5r27-xxq8-39c2
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:11.2.202.238-1.el6	0:11.2.202.238-1.el6
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:11.2.202.238-1.el5	0:11.2.202.238-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:11.2.202.238-1.el5	0:11.2.202.238-1.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2012-4163 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Air, published August 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.76%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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