CVE-2017-11274

critical

Published 2017-08-11 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

10.0

VIR risk

9.8

Description

Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has an exploitable use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
adobe	digital_editions	`{"endIncluding":"4.5.5"}`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100194
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039100
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100194
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039100
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html

CWEs

CWE-416

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.