CVE-2018-15982 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 89.6% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-15.
Description
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 89.58% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-08-15 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-01-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-13 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-02-15 |
| Due | 2022-08-15 |
| Vendor / product | Adobe / Flash Player |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (11)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | flash player |
| adobe | flash player installer |
| apple | mac os x |
| chrome os | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash ActiveX Plugin 28.0.0.137 - Remote Code Execution (PoC) | 2018-12-24 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15982
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