High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jul 9, 2018

CVE-2018-4990Adobe 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.

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 8, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 22, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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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.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-415
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Jun 8, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 22, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 36.23% (percentile 98)
Assigned by: adobe
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

adobe acrobat_dc adobe:acrobat_dc	from 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30417; from 15.008.20082 through 18.011.20038; from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30079	NVD
adobe acrobat_reader_dc adobe:acrobat_reader_dc	from 15.006.30060 through 15.006.30417; from 15.008.20082 through 18.011.20038; from 17.011.30059 through 17.011.30079	NVD

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.htmlx-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040920vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104167vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4990third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

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