CVE-2018-12848
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- 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
- 34.70% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 29.4% on 21 September 2026 to 34.7% on 27 October 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/105360Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-34.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105360Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-34.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.