CVE-2018-15967

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability....

7.5 HighFix available

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

7.17%Up 2.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Record: CVE-2018-15967
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Record: CVE-2018-15967
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-7823 No score

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Record: EUVD-2018-7823
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5fr3-pj37-r3jj 7.5

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability....

Adobe Flash Player versions 30.0.0.154 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Record: GHSA-5fr3-pj37-r3jj
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2018:2707 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update

Record: RHSA-2018:2707
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2018-0372 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerability

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerability:

Successful exploitation of the currently un-disclosed vulerability could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-15967).

Record: MGASA-2018-0372
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flash-player-plugin` Mageia:6	before 31.0.0.108-1.1.mga6.nonfree	31.0.0.108-1.1.mga6.nonfree
`flash-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:31.0.0.108-1.el6_10	0:31.0.0.108-1.el6_10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-15967 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Adobe Flash Player, published September 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.17%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in flash-player-plugin 31.0.0.108-1.1.mga6.nonfree.

References

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