What is CVE-2018-12822?

CVE-2018-12822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-12822?

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

Use After Free in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2018-12822

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.8 and below have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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: 0.080 (94.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb18-27.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105533 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12822?: CVE-2018-12822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-12822?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.