CVE-2018-4987

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected products

Adobe Acrobat DC: from 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30417; from 15.008.20082 through 18.011.20038; from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30079
Adobe Acrobat Reader: from 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30417; from 15.008.20082 through 18.011.20038; from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30079

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104173
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104173
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html

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