CVE-2006-4640 json
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.16.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess prote…
published 2006-09-12 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4628
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.7%
- EPSS 10.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.16.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the allowScriptAccess protection via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2006-4640 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extrasfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0674
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
10.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/21865
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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adobe.com
/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_53_flashplayer.html
vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22054
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22187
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/22882
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3573
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/28734
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/4507
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19980
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/28887
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3852
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/168372
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3577
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A709
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4640
- NVD CVE-2006-4640
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