CVE-2012-6271: Adobe Shockwave Player

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Adobe Shockwave Player through 11.6.8.638 allows remote attackers to trigger installation of arbitrary signed Xtras via a Shockwave movie that contains an Xtra URL, as demonstrated by a URL for an outdated Xtra.

Affected products

• Adobe Shockwave Player: up to and including 11.6.8.638; version 1.0 only; version 2.0 only; version 3.0 only; version 4.0 only; version 5.0 only; …

Published 2012-12-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.