Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2018-15981
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier have a type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.117 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.117 · newest: 0.117 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player — versions 31.0.0.148 and earlier versions
- Adobe Flash Player
- Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105964 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3644 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-44.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042151 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15981?
- CVE-2018-15981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15981?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15981 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.