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CVE-2018-4892

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 12.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 12.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2018-4892
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
12.46%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat Reader 2018.009.20050 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30070 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30394 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the JBIG2 decoder. The vulnerability is triggered by a crafted PDF file that contains a malformed JBIG2 stream. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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