9.3

CVE-2018-4920: adobe flash_player Type Confusion

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-4920
Published 19-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-4920 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Type Confusion vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 7.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.62%
0%100%
Low · -0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
MGASA-2018-0189RHSA-2018:0520

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 28.0.0.161 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.15 pp

From 7.77% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.62%

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

Adobe2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • flashplugin-nonfree< 29.0.0.140ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 29.0.0.140ubuntu0.16.04.1

2 vendors · 3 products

References

6 links