Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.4 and earlier has a security bypass vulnerability.

published 2017-08-11 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-2906

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 13.0%; EPSS 13.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 0; none known

Exploit prediction

13.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Adobe Systems Incorporated Digital Editions

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb17-27.html
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1039100
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/100193
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-11272
NVD CVE-2017-11272

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Summary