What is CVE-2018-12814?

CVE-2018-12814 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-12814?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2018-12814

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-10-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.112 (95.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.112 · newest: 0.112 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions — versions 4.5.8 and below versions
Adobe Digital Editions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb18-27.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105536 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12814?: CVE-2018-12814 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-12814?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.