CVE-2018-15982
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 89.58% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 15 February 2022 · due 15 August 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · adobe/flash player installer
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 89.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15982
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15982Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.