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CVE-2018-15982 Adobe CVE debrief

CVE-2018-15982 is listed by CISA in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as a use-after-free issue in Adobe Flash Player. CISA also marks it as known exploited and notes known ransomware campaign use. Because Flash Player is end-of-life, the recommended defensive action is to disconnect it if it is still present in your environment.

Vendor
Adobe
Product
Flash Player
CVSS
HIGH 7.8
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-02-15
Original CVE updated
2022-02-15
Advisory published
2022-02-15
Advisory updated
2022-02-15

Who should care

Security teams, vulnerability managers, endpoint administrators, and application owners should care most if any legacy systems still depend on Adobe Flash Player. Asset management and incident response teams should also pay attention because CISA classifies this CVE as known exploited.

Technical summary

CISA identifies CVE-2018-15982 as a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. The KEV record does not provide deeper technical impact details, but it does state that the product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. The entry is flagged as known exploited and associated with known ransomware campaign use.

Defensive priority

Critical

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all systems, browsers, and applications that may still contain or depend on Adobe Flash Player.
  • Remove, disable, or uninstall Flash Player wherever it is present.
  • If Flash Player is still required for any legacy workflow, disconnect the affected system from untrusted networks until it can be retired or replaced.
  • Replace Flash-dependent applications and workflows with supported alternatives.
  • Prioritize detection and response review for hosts that may have been exposed because CISA lists this CVE as known exploited.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA KEV record and the official reference links it cites. The corpus provides the vulnerability name, exploitation status, ransomware-campaign flag, and CISA's required action, but it does not include CVSS, detailed impact analysis, or exploit mechanics, so those details are intentionally not added.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2018-15982 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15982

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2018-15982 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15982

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.