CVE-2018-4987
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
- 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
- 13.32% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 11.5% on 21 September 2026 to 13.3% 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/104173Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104173Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.