CVE-2018-12863 is an Adobe Acrobat and Reader use-after-free vulnerability affecting versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier across Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. Rated 7.8 HIGH, successful exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious PDF) and could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not in CISA KEV, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite no active exploitation.
| 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:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.