VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2018-4990
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 36.6%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 36.61% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- adobe/acrobat dc · adobe/acrobat reader dc
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4990
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.