{"id":"CVE-2018-4911","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-4911","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:21:19.274Z","title":"This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript API related to bookmark functionality.","description":"An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JavaScript API related to bookmark functionality. The vulnerability is triggered by crafted JavaScript code embedded within a PDF file. A successful attack can lead to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or a code re-use attack.","published":"2018-02-27T05:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:59:16.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat dc","adobe/acrobat reader","adobe/acrobat reader dc"],"epss":{"score":0.09782,"percentile":0.95514,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.07245,"percentile":0.94139},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.09782,"percentile":0.9532}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102995","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040364","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4911","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."}