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CVE-2018-4872

CRITICAL

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is a security bypass vulnerability that leads to a sandbox escape. Specifically, the vulnerability exists in the way a cross call is handled.

Published: Feb 27, 2018 Modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3
Attack Vector: NETWORK Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: NONE User Interaction: NONE Scope: CHANGED Confidentiality Impact: HIGH Integrity Impact: HIGH Availability Impact: HIGH

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

Affected Products (6)

Vendor Product Version
adobe acrobat * ≥ 17.0
adobe acrobat_dc * ≥ -
adobe acrobat_dc * ≥ 15.0
adobe acrobat_reader * ≥ 17.0
adobe acrobat_reader_dc * ≥ -
adobe acrobat_reader_dc * ≥ 15.0

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-6mqv-5fg9-4fw3

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 10.0 / 10
EPSS Score 11.52%

Top 4% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 43.5 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub