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CVE-2016-6980

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions before 4.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4263.

Affected products

• Adobe Digital Editions: through 4.5.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93179
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93179
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036793
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-28.html

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