VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11279
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- 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
- 6.72% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- adobe/digital editions
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 5.6% on 21 September 2026 to 6.7% 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/100244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039100Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039100Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.