Is CVE-2018-12766 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-12766 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-12766?

CVE-2018-12766 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-12766?

CVE-2018-12766 has an EPSS score of 27.76% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-12766?

No published fix for CVE-2018-12766 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-12766

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

27.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

helpx.adobe.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

research.checkpoint.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.