CVE-2018-12825

Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.134 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to security mitigation bypass.

Published: 2018-08-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-12825 is rated High Risk (76.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.14%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.79% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12825

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.35% 7.14% +5.79%
2 2025-11-21 16.21% 1.35% -14.86%
3 2025-11-18 — 16.21% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-12825

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-12825

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-12825

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12825
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-12825 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 8 status rows across 4 suites (bionic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12825

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-12825

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 30.0.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-12825

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