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CVE-2018-4990

8.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
51.50%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
KEV

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.

Published: 7/9/2018
Modified: 10/23/2025
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 6/22/2022(OVERDUE)
Added to KEV:

6/8/2022

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4990

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

8.8HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

51.50%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 51.50% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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