CVE-2018-4990
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability
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
- 35.94% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- 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
EPSS 35.9% 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
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.