CVE-2018-15982
high CISA KEVAdobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Adobe — Flash Player
Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2019-01-18 17:29
Modified: 2026-10-01 20:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Added 2022-02-15 · due 2022-08-15
Known ransomware use: Known
Required action (CISA)
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Affected products
adobe / flash_player ≤31.0.0.153
redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat / enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat / enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
adobe / flash_player_installer ≤31.0.0.108
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html
Patch / mitigation: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116 psirt@adobe.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795 psirt@adobe.com
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html psirt@adobe.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/ psirt@adobe.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106116 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3795 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-42.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46051/ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/195 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15982 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
CISA KEV — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗