Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2018-4944
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 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 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: 0.086 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.088 · newest: 0.086 · change: -0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104101 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040840 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1367 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-16.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4944?
- CVE-2018-4944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4944?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-4944 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.