Is CVE-2018-5002 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2018-5002 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-05-23.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5002?

CVE-2018-5002 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5002?

CVE-2018-5002 has an EPSS score of 25.35% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-5002?

CVE-2018-5002 affects an end-of-life product with no vendor fix. CISA advises disconnecting affected systems.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5002

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.171 and earlier have a Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

No fix available - end of life

This product no longer receives security updates. CISA advises disconnecting affected systems if still in use.

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

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

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

25.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.

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

Remediation due: 2022-06-13

References

Patch1

helpx.adobe.com

Third-Party Advisory5

Issue Tracking1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	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 2025-11-18.