CVE-2018-12848
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and...
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-12848- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-12848- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4801 No score
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4801- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jw4-gf5w-q7q8
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and...
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20058 and earlier, 2017.011.30099 and earlier, and 2015.006.30448 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-5jw4-gf5w-q7q8- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12848 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Acrobat And Reader, published September 25, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.