CVE-2018-4944
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.63%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
- Score date: 10/1/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-704
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104101
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040840
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1367
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-16.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104101
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040840
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1367
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-16.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
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