CRITICAL
flash-plugin: Privilege Escalation vulnerability (APSB18-25)
Published Aug 29, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.14%
Description
Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier have a "use of a component with a known vulnerability" vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
AND
- ≤ 30.0.0.154
Configuration 2
AND
- ≤ 30.0.0.154
Configuration 3
AND
OR
- ≤ 30.0.0.154
- ≤ 30.0.0.154
Running on/with
OR
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:30.0.0.154-1.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2435
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:30.0.0.154-1.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2435 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
8.8 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.14% 0.07136
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07136
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.14% (0.07136) | 94.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.14% (0.07136) | 93.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.55% (0.01549) | 80.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 16.21% (0.16207) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 1.55% (0.01549) | 80.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 13.37% (0.13366) | 93.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 14.98% (0.14984) | 94.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.18% (0.18182) | 94.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 78.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 77.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 84.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.62% (0.01619) | 87.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01509) | 85.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01698) | 86.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02502) | 88.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02463) | 88.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 2.36% (0.02356) | 88.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.30% (0.02296) | 88.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01835) | 86.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 61.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 60.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 58.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.20% (0.01202) | 35.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 76.87th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 76.65th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 86.30th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105071 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041448 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2435 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12828 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616027 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-25.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12828
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12828
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105071 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041448 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2435 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12828 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616027 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-25.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12828 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12828 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner adobe
Published Aug 29, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 25, 2018
Link CVE-2018-12828
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a