CVE-2018-4878

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player handling of listener objects. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution. This was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 3, 2021
NVD status
Analyzed

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