CVE-2018-4924
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Dreamweaver CC versions 18.0 and earlier have an OS Command Injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Dreamweaver CC versions 18.0 and earlier contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands with the privileges of the current user. This occurs when user-controlled input is passed unsafely to system calls without proper sanitization or parameterization.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 18.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Dreamweaver installationCheck if Adobe Dreamweaver CC is installed on the system by looking for the application in standard installation directories or using system inventory tools.Affected if Dreamweaver CC is present on the system
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Determine installed Dreamweaver versionLocate and read the Dreamweaver application version information, typically found in the application properties, installer records, or by accessing the application help > about section.Affected if The version number returned is 18.0 or any version lower than 18.0
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Confirm version is within affected rangeCompare the identified version against the affected range of versions 18.0 and earlier.Affected if The installed version is 18.0 or earlier (18.0, 17.x, 16.x, etc.)
A user is affected if Adobe Dreamweaver CC version 18.0 or any earlier version is installed on their system, as these versions contain the OS command injection vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to Adobe Dreamweaver CC version 18.1 or later. Until patched, minimize use of Dreamweaver with untrusted files/projects and ensure users operate with least-privilege accounts to limit impact of potential exploitation.
Adobe Dreamweaver CC 18.1 or later (check Adobe security bulletin APSB18-14 for exact fixed version)
- Check for Adobe Dreamweaver updates by opening the Creative Cloud desktop application and navigating to the Updates section
- Alternatively, open Dreamweaver and go to Help > Updates to trigger the update check
- Ensure Dreamweaver is updated to a version higher than 18.0 (such as 18.1 or later) which contains the security patch for CVE-2018-4924
- After updating, verify the installed version via Help > About Adobe Dreamweaver to confirm the fix is applied
- Restart Dreamweaver after the update completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation20.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-4924 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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