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CVE-2018-4997

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-4997 is an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader across multiple versions, impacting users on Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or notable community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30070CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30394CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.009.20050CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30070CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30394CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*

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
8.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0848 is in the 94th 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb18-02.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104264
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry