CVE-2012-5268

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X,...

10.0 High

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X, before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.2.202.243 on Linux, before 11.1.111.19 on Android 2.x and 3.x, and before 11.1.115.20 on Android 4.x; Adobe AIR before 3.4.0.2710; and Adobe AIR SDK before 3.4.0.2710 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than other Flash Player memory corruption CVEs listed in APSB12-22.

Exploit likelihood

4.73%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2012-5268
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-2012-5268
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5191 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-5191
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-959v-3hq8-w2gx No score

Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.29 and 11.x before 11.4.402.287 on Windows and Mac OS X,...

Record: GHSA-959v-3hq8-w2gx
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 29 CVEs	before 0:11.2.202.243-1.el5	0:11.2.202.243-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 29 CVEs	before 0:11.2.202.243-1.el5	0:11.2.202.243-1.el5
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 29 CVEs	before 0:11.2.202.243-1.el6	0:11.2.202.243-1.el6

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-2012-5268 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Air, published October 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.73%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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