CVE-2018-12802
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Security Bypass vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Security Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.73% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 7.6% on 21 September 2026 to 8.7% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 8.8% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104704Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104704Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.