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Full vulnerability report · 2018
CVE-2018-4927High confidence

Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Untrusted Search Path vulnerability

Unknown · InDesign 13.0 and below

Official source article: Adobe APSB18-11 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

7.8HighCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Mitigation available
R
Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 3.48% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Apply the linked authoritative mitigation while planning the permanent fix.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown InDesign 13.0 and below and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2018-16712

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Mitigation available
01

What, why and how

Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Untrusted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

What

Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Untrusted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

Why

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.

What

Adobe InDesign versions 13.0 and below have an exploitable Untrusted Search Path vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to local privilege escalation.

Why

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Untrusted Search Path → gain additional privileges
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-426 ↗

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
UnauthenticatedPrivilege escalationCWE-426
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AV18-060Adobe security bulletins

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player, Experience Manager, InDesign, Digital Editions, ColdFusion and PhoneGap Push Plugin. Affected products: Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows and Macintosh, versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier -Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Linux, versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier -Flash Player for Chrome, versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier -Flash Player for Edge and Internet Explorer 11, versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier. Experience Manager Version 6.3, 6.2, 6.1 and 6.0 InDesign version 13.0 and below Digital Editions version 4.5.7 and below ColdFusion 2016 Update 5 and earlier versions, ColdFusion 11 Update 13 and earlier versions PhoneGap Push Plugin version 1.8.0 and earlier versions. CVE References: CVE-2018-4925, CVE-2018-4926, CVE-2018-4927,CVE-2018-4928, CVE-2018-4929, CVE-2018-4930, CVE-2018-4931, CVE-2018-4932, CVE-2018-4933, CVE-2018-4934, CVE-2018-4935, CVE-2018-4936, CVE-2018-4937, CVE-2018-4938, CVE-2018-4939, CVE-2018-4940, CVE-2018-4941, CVE-2018-4942, CVE-2018-4943

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2018-005214Adobe InDesign における信頼性のない検索パスに関する脆弱性

Adobe InDesign には、信頼性のない検索パスに関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-4883Adobe 제품군 보안 업데이트 권고

- 권한 상승을 가능하게 하는 신뢰하지 못하는 경로에 대한 탐색 취약점(CVE-2018-4927)

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Mitigation available
Affected
InDesign 13.0 and below: InDesign 13.0 and below
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
o Adobe Flash Player 사용자 - Windows, Mac, Linux 환경의 Adobe Flash Player Desktop runtime 사용자는 29.0.0.140 버전으로 업데이트 적용 · Adobe Flash Player Download Center(https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/)에 방문하여 최신 버전을 설치하거나, 자동 업데이트를 이용하여 업그레이드 - Adobe Flash Player가 설치된 Google Chrome는 자동으로 최신 업데이트 버전 적용 - Windows 10 및 Windows 8.1에서 Microsoft Edge, 인터넷 익스플로러 11에 Adobe Flash Player를 설치한 사용자는 자동으로 최신 업데이트가 적용 o Adobe Experience Manager 사용자 - Adobe Experience Manager 사용자는 아래 링크를 참고하여 사용 중인 버전에 해당하는 업데이트 적용 ※ 참고 :　https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/aem-releases-updates.html-2 o Adobe InDesign 사용자 - 윈도우즈, 맥 환경의 Adobe InDesign 사용자는 13.1 버전으로 업데이트 적용 ※ 참고 : https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/release-note/indesign-cc-march-2018-13-1-release-notes.html o Adobe Digital Editions 사용자 - 윈도우즈, 맥, iOS, 안드로이드환경의 Adobe Digital Editions 사용자는 4.5.8 버전으로 업데이트 적용 ※ 윈도우즈, 맥 다운로드 : https://www.adocbe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html ※ iOS 다운로드 : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-digital-editions/id952977781?mt=8 ※ 안드로이드 다운로드 : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.digitaleditions o Adobe ColdFusion 사용자 - ColdFusion (2016 버전) 사용자는 https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2016-update-6.html 사이트에 방문하여 핫픽스 설치 - ColdFusion 11 사용자는 https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-11-update-14.htmll 사이트에 방문하여 핫픽스 설치
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 19 May 2018 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 05:18 UTC · CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-16712
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates ↗
  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2018-16712 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2018-16712"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added vendor advisory: helpx.adobe.com/apsb18-11.html.
    Before
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    After
    vendor advisory: helpx.adobe.com/apsb18-11.html
    helpx.adobe.com ↗
  3. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    NIST NVD ↗
  4. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.8 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.8 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD ↗
  5. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
  6. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Mitigation available
    KISA KrCERT/CC ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Remediation guidance recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-16712↗KISA KrCERT/CC remediation guidance↗CVE authority or vendor reference · Adobe APSB18-11↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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