VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-15978
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.122 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.122 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.43% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- adobe/flash player desktop runtime · adobe/flash player · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 5.9% on 21 September 2026 to 7.4% 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/105909Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042098Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3618Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-39.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105909Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042098Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3618Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-39.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.