CVE-2018-5012

high-risk

Published 2018-07-20

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Do I need to act?

15.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 84% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Acrobat Dc

Acrobat Reader Dc

Affected Vendors

Adobe

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104701

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104701

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250

Vendor Advisory https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html

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high-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 13/34 · Low

Exposure 10/34 · Low