CVE-2013-0648: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 17 Sep 2024, 4,220 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 11.1%
EPSS score, percentile 95.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 8.8 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 8 Oct 2024. The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Full text
- Which versions are affected?
Not stated. The CVE record gives vendor and product as “n/a” and the version as “unspecified”.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
CISA due date for this action: 8 October 2024.
Advisories and patches
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life-alternative.html#eol-alternative-faq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0648
Affected products and versions
The CVE record does not name affected products or versions: vendor and product are “n/a” and the version is “unspecified”.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player contains an unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2013-0648 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 17 Sep 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 8 Oct 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 27 Feb 2013, 4,220 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1% (percentile 95.9), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the ExternalInterface ActionScript functionality in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.2.202.273 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SWF content, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2013 | CVE record published |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 8 Oct 2024 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 12 Jan 2026 | CVE record last updated |
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