Background exploitation KEV catalog Ransomware
CVE-2018-15982

Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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.

CheckOps priority index
8.2/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity7.8
Probability9.0
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 89.6% higher than 99.8% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,722 days 15 Feb 2022
CISA due date 15 Aug 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)15 Feb 2022
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)15 Feb 2022
  • Used by ransomwareyes
  • EPSS above 10 %89.6%
  • No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

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

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

Flash Player
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 89.6%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

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  • CVE-2026-75650Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine Vulnerability
    5.9 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-48282Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability
    7.7 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2009-3459Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    8.5 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-34621Adobe Acrobat and Reader Prototype Pollution Vulnerability
    4.9 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities