{
  "id": "CVE-2018-4990",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2018-4990",
  "published": "2018-07-09T19:29:03.327Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T01:59:25.090Z",
  "score": 8.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.36228,
  "epss_percentile": 0.98446,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-06-08",
    "due": "2022-06-22",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4990"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "adobe"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-415"
  ],
  "description": "Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4990",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}