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TI-2016-03649 Aliases CVE-2016-4260GHSA-pqg6-7xfp-mj84

Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4256, CVE-2016-4257, CVE-2016-4258, CVE-2016-4259, CVE-2016-4261, and CVE-2016-4262.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04844 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.5.1VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:digital_editions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4260
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqg6-7xfp-mj84

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-00862 Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09188 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09187 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05015 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02193 Memory corruption in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.3 and earlier. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09197 Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Digital Editions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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