Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-03. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA due date: 2022-03-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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