What is CVE-2018-16018?

CVE-2018-16018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-16018?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc

CVE-2018-16018

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2017.011.30110 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30461 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Published 2019-01-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/106449 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-02.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16018?: CVE-2018-16018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Dc. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-16018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.