CVE-2018-15983

Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

Published: 2019-01-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-15983 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.28%). EPSS rose +2.76% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15983

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 0.53% 3.28% +2.76%
2 2025-11-21 0.93% 0.53% -0.40%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.93% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-15983

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-15983

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-15983

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15983
ubuntu negligible CVE-2018-15983 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 12 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 12. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15983

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-15983

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player <= 31.0.0.153 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 31.0.0.153 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 31.0.0.153 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 31.0.0.153 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:*

References for CVE-2018-15983

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