CVE-2018-4990

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.359 · 98 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV

Likely / severe?

35.9% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

13 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-06-08remediate by 2022-06-22

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability

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

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-415USprimaryCWE-415US

ATT&CK techniques

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

affected products (13)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions≤ Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versionsenisa_euvdEU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat 2017≤ 2017.011.30079 Classic 2017fstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud≤ 2015.006.30417 Classic 2015fstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud≤ 2018.011.20038 Continuousfstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017≤ 2017.011.30079 Classic 2017fstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat Reader Document Cloud≤ 2015.006.30417 Classic 2015fstec_bduRU
Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe Acrobat Reader Document Cloud≤ 2018.011.20038 Continuousfstec_bduRU
adobe acrobat dc15.006.30060 → 15.006.30417nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat dc15.008.20082 → 18.011.20038nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat dc17.011.30059 → 17.011.30079nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat reader dc15.006.30060 → 15.006.30417nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat reader dc15.008.20082 → 18.011.20038nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat reader dc17.011.30059 → 17.011.30079nvdUScpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-07-09modified 2026-06-17

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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920 cnnvd
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html cnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920 enisa_euvd
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd

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