Live › vulnerability › CVE-2018-4878
Go to dashboardAdobe Flash Player has a use-after-free memory bug that lets an attacker run code on the victim's machine. CISA lists it as exploited in the wild and tied to ransomware campaigns.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Flash Player | vendor | – | – |
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Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player before 28.0.0.161. This vulnerability occurs due to a dangling pointer in the Primetime SDK related to media player handling of listener objects. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution. This was exploited in the wild in January and February 2018.
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