{"id":"CVE-2018-15982","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-15982","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:48:18.397Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability","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.","published":"2019-01-18T17:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-01T20:17:17.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["adobe/flash player","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","adobe/flash player installer"],"epss":{"score":0.89581,"percentile":0.99785,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-02-15","dueDate":"2022-08-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15982"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-12-24","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46051,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash ActiveX Plugin 28.0.0.137 - Remote Code Execution (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/46051.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/46051.txt","published":"2018-12-24","added":"2018-12-24","updated":"2018-12-24","author":"smgorelik","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-15982"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/smgorelik/Windows-RCE-exploits/blob/e86ff9c71fafa6298a05730e3b104df54f4d3eb7/Documents/Office%2BFlash/CVE-2018-15982_%23PoC%23.zip"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15982","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15982","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}