CVE-2013-0648 — Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented patch — www.adobe.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

CISA required action CISA

The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

US federal deadline: Oct 8, 2024 — passed 737 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Opensuse, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop…).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
4. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
5. Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
6. EPSS ahead of 96% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
7. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 11.09%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before Sep 17, 2024 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · adobe/flash player, opensuse/opensuse, suse/linux enterprise desktop, redhat/enterprise linux desktop, redhat/enterprise
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• CVSS changed · 8.8
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• 2024
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  Sep 16, 2024 · CISA
• 2013
• CVE published
  Feb 26, 2013 · adobe

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

8 on the record

• www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-08.html
  Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0648
  GitHub Security Advisories
• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0574.html
  Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00035.html
  Mailing List, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00025.html
  Mailing List, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00026.html
  Mailing List, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m8p-88m5-5qqp
  GitHub Security Advisories

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Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No CWE classification.
• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2013-0648 is "Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Flash Player (Adobe); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 11.09% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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