CVE-2018-4990 | BDVDB-2026-103704 Detail

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-415 Double Free

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-07-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-10-21Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-07-09
Last modified: 2025-10-21

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

35.8%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 98.5.

KEV

Yes

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).