flash-plugin: Type Confusion - remote code execution vulnerability (APSB18-05)
Published May 19, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.62%
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 28.0.0.161 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 and earlier versions Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.161 and earlier versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 28.0.0.161 and earlier versions | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 28.0.0.161
Configuration 2
- ≤ 28.0.0.161
Configuration 3
- ≤ 28.0.0.161
- ≤ 28.0.0.161
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:29.0.0.113-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0520
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:29.0.0.113-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0520 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.62% (0.07618) | 94.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.87% (0.07871) | 93.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 7.19% (0.07186) | 91.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 8.84% (0.08843) | 91.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.24% (0.04239) | 87.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.22% (0.09219) | 87.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.24% (0.04239) | 88.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 86.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 85.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01256) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01355) | 84.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 86.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01766) | 86.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01981) | 87.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 86.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.18% (0.03183) | 84.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 64.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.94% (0.07942) | 85.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 7.94% (0.07942) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103383 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040509 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0520 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4920 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1555030 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-05.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4920
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4920
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103383 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040509 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0520 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4920 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1555030 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-05.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4920 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4920 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.