What is CVE-2018-4926?

CVE-2018-4926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-4926?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Digital Editions

CVE-2018-4926

Adobe Digital Editions versions 4.5.7 and below have an exploitable Stack Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-05-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.059 (93.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.059 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Adobe Digital Editions
Apple Iphone OS
Apple Mac OS X
Google Android
Microsoft Windows
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.7 And Below — versions Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.7 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb18-13.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103712 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4926?: CVE-2018-4926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Digital Editions, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-4926?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.