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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-15982

Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Nov 29, 2018 · catalog updated Oct 1, 2026 · Adobe Flash Player

Patch now

CVE-2018-15982 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 15, 2022. Confirm Adobe Flash Player against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
89.58%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/flash player · cpe adobe/flash player installer · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server · cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation · vendor 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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash player installerversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation6.0
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-15982

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-15982 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Aug 15, 2022. Confirm Adobe Flash Player against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux desktop 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux server 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux workstation 6.0. The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 89.58%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 18, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Feb 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Aug 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Oct 1, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-15982

    Adobe Flash Player com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.metadata Use After Free Vulnerability

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-15982

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-15982

    30-day exploitation probability 89.6%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference46051

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-15982

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-15982

    Adobe Flash Player com.adobe.tvsdk.mediacore.metadata Use After Free Vulnerability

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.