📄 Description (English)
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability — An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2016-4117 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player caused by a type confusion flaw. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild and was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, attackers can achieve full system compromise by luring victims to malicious web content. Given Flash Player's widespread historical deployment, this poses significant risk to any organization still running unpatched or legacy Flash installations.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 5, 2026 19:08
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Despite Adobe Flash Player reaching end-of-life in December 2020, many Saudi organizations — particularly in government agencies, banking (SAMA-regulated entities), healthcare systems, and energy sector (ARAMCO and subsidiaries) — may still have legacy systems or internal applications dependent on Flash. Government portals and older enterprise applications in Saudi Arabia historically relied on Flash-based interfaces. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) with legacy customer-facing portals could also be affected. This vulnerability is especially dangerous for organizations that have not completed their Flash removal initiatives, as active exploitation campaigns have targeted Middle Eastern entities.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Energy
Healthcare
Telecom
Education
Defense
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Uninstall Adobe Flash Player from all endpoints and servers — Flash reached end-of-life on December 31, 2020, and should not be present on any system.
2. If Flash cannot be immediately removed due to legacy application dependencies, apply Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-15 (Flash Player 21.0.0.242 or later).
3. Block Flash content at the network perimeter using web proxies and next-generation firewalls.
4. Disable Flash Player in all web browsers via Group Policy or browser settings.
Detection Rules:
5. Deploy IDS/IPS signatures for CVE-2016-4117 exploitation attempts (Snort SIDs available).
6. Monitor for suspicious SWF file downloads and Flash-related process execution.
7. Hunt for indicators of compromise associated with known exploit kits leveraging this CVE.
Compensating Controls:
8. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized Flash execution.
9. Enable EMET/Windows Defender Exploit Guard mitigations on legacy systems.
10. Segment networks containing legacy Flash-dependent systems from critical infrastructure.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. إزالة Adobe Flash Player من جميع الأجهزة والخوادم — انتهى دعم Flash في 31 ديسمبر 2020 ولا يجب أن يكون موجوداً على أي نظام.
2. إذا تعذرت الإزالة الفورية بسبب تبعيات التطبيقات القديمة، قم بتطبيق نشرة أمان Adobe رقم APSB16-15 (Flash Player 21.0.0.242 أو أحدث).
3. حظر محتوى Flash على محيط الشبكة باستخدام بروكسيات الويب وجدران الحماية من الجيل التالي.
4. تعطيل Flash Player في جميع متصفحات الويب عبر سياسات المجموعة أو إعدادات المتصفح.
قواعد الكشف:
5. نشر توقيعات IDS/IPS لمحاولات استغلال CVE-2016-4117.
6. مراقبة تنزيلات ملفات SWF المشبوهة وتنفيذ العمليات المتعلقة بـ Flash.
7. البحث عن مؤشرات الاختراق المرتبطة بأدوات الاستغلال المعروفة التي تستخدم هذه الثغرة.
الضوابط التعويضية:
8. تطبيق القوائم البيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع تنفيذ Flash غير المصرح به.
9. تفعيل حماية Windows Defender Exploit Guard على الأنظمة القديمة.
10. عزل الشبكات التي تحتوي على أنظمة تعتمد على Flash عن البنية التحتية الحرجة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2-3-1 (Patch Management)
2-5-1 (Vulnerability Management)
2-2-1 (Asset Management)
2-6-1 (Network Security)
🔵 SAMA CSF
3.3.3 (Patch Management)
3.3.5 (Vulnerability Management)
3.1.3 (Asset Management)
3.3.7 (Malware Protection)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.8 (Management of technical vulnerabilities)
A.8.19 (Installation of software on operational systems)
A.8.23 (Web filtering)
A.8.9 (Configuration management)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.3.3 (Patching critical vulnerabilities)
6.2 (System components protected from known vulnerabilities)
5.2 (Anti-malware mechanisms)
11.3 (Penetration testing)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Adobe:Flash Player