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CVE-2018-5069

42
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5069 is an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier, impacting users across Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft platforms. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user with no user interaction required and low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30418CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.011.20040CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*
>= 17.011.30059, <= 17.011.30080CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.006.30060, <= 15.006.30418CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:classic:*:*:*
>= 15.008.20082, <= 18.011.20040CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc:*:*:*:*:continuous:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
25.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2540 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html
Vendor Advisory
research.checkpoint.com / 2018/50-adobe-cves-in-50-days
securityfocus.com / bid/104701
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041250
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry