Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2018-4920
Adobe Flash Player versions 28.0.0.161 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.076 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.078 · newest: 0.076 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- 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
- Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 And Earlier Versions — versions Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103383 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0520 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-05.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040509 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4920?
- CVE-2018-4920 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4920?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.