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Actively exploited · Published Jul 9, 2018 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2018-4990

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity double free in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on June 8, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 35.9% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)35.9%top 1.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Jun 8, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022.

Official description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions

Weakness: CWE-415 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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