CVE-2018-12859 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader across multiple versions on Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, potentially leading to information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its EPSS score indicates a higher than average likelihood of exploitation. There is no public exploit code available, but the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including articles detailing Adobe's security updates and fuzzing efforts.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30452CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.011.20063CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30452CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.011.20063CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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