{
    "id": "CVE-2018-4990",
    "published": "2018-07-09 19:29:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:59:25",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-415",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.36228",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98430",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-06-22",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:23:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-22."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "acrobat_dc"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "acrobat_reader_dc"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2018-4990",
        "date_added": "2022-06-08",
        "due_date": "2022-06-22",
        "vendor": "Adobe",
        "product": "Acrobat and Reader",
        "name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990"
    ]
}