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CVE-2017-11218

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11218 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the XFA event management component of Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 2017.009.20058 and earlier, 2017.008.30051 and earlier, 2015.006.30306 and earlier, and 11.0.20 and earlier, affecting Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation, typically via user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious PDF), could lead to arbitrary code execution, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and with no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation observed, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 17.011.00000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30306CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.007.20033, <= 17.009.20058CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 17.011.00000, <= 17.011.30066CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0952 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-17-572
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb17-24.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100182
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039098
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry