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CVE-2016-4263

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute...

9.8 Critical

CVE-2016-4263 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Digital Editions, published September 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.81%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
5.81%EPSS, 93rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

5.81%Up 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-4263
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-4263
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5263No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2016-5263
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r82c-9pj7-r6wh9.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute...

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-r82c-9pj7-r6wh
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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