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CVE-2018-15983

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-15983 describes an insecure library loading (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier, affecting products across Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft platforms. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that could lead to significant privilege escalation, including high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 31.0.0.153CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0328 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-15983Important

flash-plugin: Privilege Escalation vulnerability (APSB18-42)

Dec 5, 2018

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry