Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Malicious Obfuscations

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-0302
Date Published:	20 May 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 21 May, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Known exploits could potentially bypass security products by using Adobe Flash obfuscations techniques. Since the exploits are obfuscated they may not be detected by IDS and IPS systems, thus allowing attackers to successfully attack target machines.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Malicious Obfuscations protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Adobe Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Malicious Obfuscations