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CVE-2018-15982 (GCVE-0-2018-15982)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-18 17:00 – Updated: 2026-08-13 03:55
VLAI CISA Previdian
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2022-02-14 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Date Public
2019-01-18 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: bda6d86c-a766-4115-85b4-ec6e5e44a4f0

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-15982

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-02-15 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-02-15
Asserted: 2022-02-15
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability | Affected: Adobe / Flash Player | Description: Adobe Flash Player com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.metadata Use After Free Vulnerability | Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. | Due date: 2022-08-15 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Known | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15982
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-416
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Flash Player
Due Date 2022-08-15
Date Added 2022-02-15
Vendorproject Adobe
Vulnerabilityname Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Known
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 2d631474-7db4-4eaa-8bbc-95736a35b76f

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-15982

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-02-15 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-02-15
Asserted: 2022-02-15
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: Adobe / Flash Player | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Confirmed Compromise

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title 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...
Vendor Adobe
Product Flash Player
Added Date 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware yes
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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