What is CVE-2018-12805?

CVE-2018-12805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-12805?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Connect

CVE-2018-12805

Adobe Connect versions 9.7.5 and earlier have an Insecure Library Loading vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Published 2018-07-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect 9.7.5 And Earlier — versions Adobe Connect 9.7.5 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104696 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb18-22.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12805?: CVE-2018-12805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Connect, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-12805?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.