What is CVE-2018-15983?

CVE-2018-15983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-15983?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player

CVE-2018-15983

Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Flash_player
Apple Mac_os_x
Google Chrome_os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows_10
Microsoft Windows_8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15983?: CVE-2018-15983 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-15983?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.