CVE-2018-5012
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.12% probability · 95th 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 6.9% on 21 September 2026 to 9.1% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 9.2% on 22 September 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/104701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.