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CVE-2018-16018
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2017.011.30110 and earlier version, and…
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 4.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2019.010.20064 and earlier, 2017.011.30110 and earlier version, and 2015.006.30461 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
Timeline
ID reserved
By adobe
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
2
- 106449 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-02.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-7875 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-16018)Record last updated .