Uncontrolled search path in Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier.
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-427Published · 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-427.
Summary
Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.4 and earlier contain an insecure library loading vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to unsafe library loading functions in the installer plugin. A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07121 94th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier. | Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier. Vendor— Affected Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj6g-xgvj-w6w8
References
More Adobe Digital Editions vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-3097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-3097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vj6g-xgvj-w6w8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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