CVE-2018-5040

8.8 highEPSS 11%

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2018-07-20
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

adobe:acrobat_dc
adobe:acrobat_reader_dc

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041250
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html

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