No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2018-16042

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2019-01-18
WeaknessCWE-347

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2019.008.20081 and earlier, 2017.011.30106 and earlier version, 2017.011.30105 and earlier version, 2015.006.30457 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2019-01-1817:29CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-16042?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-16042?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Adobe acrobat dcversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
15.6	≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30457	no fix published	NVD
19.8	≥ 15.008.20082, ≤ 19.008.20081	no fix published	NVD
17.11	≥ 17.011.30056, ≤ 17.011.30106	no fix published	NVD
15.6	≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30456	no fix published	NVD
19.8	≥ 15.008.20082, ≤ 19.008.20080	no fix published	NVD
17.11	≥ 17.011.30056, ≤ 17.011.30105	no fix published	NVD

Adobe acrobat reader dcversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
15.6	≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30457	no fix published	NVD
19.8	≥ 15.008.20082, ≤ 19.008.20081	no fix published	NVD
17.11	≥ 17.011.30059, ≤ 17.011.30106	no fix published	NVD
15.6	≥ 15.006.30060, ≤ 15.006.30456	no fix published	NVD
19.8	≥ 15.008.20082, ≤ 19.008.20080	no fix published	NVD
17.11	≥ 17.011.30059, ≤ 17.011.30105	no fix published	NVD

Iskysoft pdfelement6version to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
6.8	= 6.8.0.3523	no fix published	NVD
6.8	= 6.8.4.3921	no fix published	NVD
6.7	= 6.7.1.3355	no fix published	NVD
6.7	= 6.7.6.3399	no fix published	NVD

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

helpx.adobe.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.4read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-347read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score82.4 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published: 2019-01-18
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16042?

Is CVE-2018-16042 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16042 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 82.4% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16042?

CVE-2018-16042 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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