CVE-2018-4990
Actively exploited. CVE-2018-4990 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Adobe Acrobat and Reader have a double free vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Adobe Acrobat and Reader have a double free vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Adobe Acrobat and Reader are affected.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and classified as critical.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-4990: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-06-08
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