CVE-2018-12865 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20063 and earlier, 2017.011.30102 and earlier, and 2015.006.30452 and earlier, impacting users across Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating that successful exploitation, likely via user interaction, could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100 and EPSS score of 0.238830000 suggest a notable potential for exploitation. There is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, but the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including articles detailing Adobe's security updates.
| 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
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