7.8

CVE-2018-15983: adobe flash_player Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-15983
Published 18-01-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-15983 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2018-0478

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.28% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • flashplugin-nonfree< 32.0.0.101ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 32.0.0.101ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 32.0.0.101ubuntu0.18.04.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links