CVE-2016-7889
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.2 and earlier has an issue with parsing crafted XML entries that could lead to information disclosure.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.2 and earlier has an issue with parsing crafted XML entries that could lead to information disclosure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.51% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- adobe/digital editions
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 4.5% on 21 September 2026 to 5.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94879Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037466Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-45.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94879Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037466Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-45.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.