CVE-2018-5002

CRITICALNVD 7.89.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-23), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 25%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
84(Attend)
EG Risk 84/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
25%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

July 9, 2018

Last Modified

November 18, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201806-02) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1827
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041058
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104412

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatflash-plugin-0:30.0.0.113-1.el6_92018-06-11redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 72× in last 7d / 412× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 832 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-27 23:15 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-27 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-27 19:34 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-27 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-07-27 15:52 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-27 15:52 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-27 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-27 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-27 12:12 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-27 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-27 08:32 UTCVendor advisory
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  19. 2026-07-26 21:28 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-26 21:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-26 17:48 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-26 17:48 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-26 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-26 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-26 14:07 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-26 14:07 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-26 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-26 10:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-07-26 06:23 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-26 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-26 02:27 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-26 02:27 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-26 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-25 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-07-22 23:10 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-22 23:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-22 22:16 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-07-22 19:29 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-22 19:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-22 15:48 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-22 15:48 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-22 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-22 12:06 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-22 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-22 08:25 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-22 08:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-22 04:45 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-22 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-22 00:40 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-22 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-21 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-07-21 18:34 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-21 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-21 14:52 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-21 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  42. 2026-07-21 11:12 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-21 11:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-21 07:30 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-21 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-21 03:49 UTCVendor advisory
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  48. 2026-07-21 00:09 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-07-21 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-07-20 20:28 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-07-20 20:28 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-07-20 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  55. 2026-07-20 16:48 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-07-20 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-20 13:08 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-07-20 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-20 09:27 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-20 09:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-20 05:46 UTCVendor advisory
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  63. 2026-07-20 02:06 UTCVendor advisory
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  65. 2026-07-19 22:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  71. 2026-07-19 11:22 UTCVendor advisory
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  73. 2026-07-19 07:42 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-19 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-19 04:02 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2018-5002?
CVE-2018-5002 is a critical vulnerability published on July 9, 2018. 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.
When was CVE-2018-5002 disclosed?
CVE-2018-5002 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2018, with the most recent update on November 18, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-5002 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2018-5002 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 23, 2022, affecting Adobe Flash Player. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5002?
CVE-2018-5002 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
Which products are affected by CVE-2018-5002?
CVE-2018-5002 affects Adobe Flash Player. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-5002?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-5002, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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