: Various alerts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlight how older Flash ActiveX controls allowed for remote code execution and full system compromise. Technical and Administrative Documentation
Adobe Flash Player 12 ActiveX was a specific version of the Flash Player plugin designed for and applications on the Windows operating system that used ActiveX controls. While it was essential for viewing interactive web content, games, and videos in early 2014, it is now obsolete. Use of this software today is strongly discouraged due to critical, unpatched security vulnerabilities. Technical Definition adobe flash player 12 activex