NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Acrobat Dc

CVE-2018-15930

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.278 (98.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-15930: held from 0.278 to 0.278.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.278 · newest: 0.278 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15930?
CVE-2018-15930 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-15930?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-15930 known to be exploited?
11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.