What is CVE-2016-7888?

CVE-2016-7888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-7888?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2016-7888

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.2 and earlier has an important vulnerability that could lead to memory address leak.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-12-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.2 And Earlier — versions Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.2 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb16-45.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94880 (vdb-entry)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-636
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037466 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7888?: CVE-2016-7888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-7888?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.