CVE-2009-1862Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or…
Updated under an hour ago ()
Does this affect you?
It affects adobe acrobat and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 8, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 22, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
Do this next
Free account, 1 product
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.1.2, and Adobe Flash Player 9.x through 9.0.159.0 and 10.x through 10.0.22.87, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via (1) a crafted Flash application in a .pdf file or (2) a crafted .swf file, related to authplay.dll, as exploited in the wild in July 2009.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jun 8, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 22, 2022For Adobe Acrobat and Reader, apply updates per vendor instructions. For Adobe Flash Player, the impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 21.20% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe acrobat adobe:acrobat | from 9.0 through 9.1.2 | NVD |
adobe acrobat_reader adobe:acrobat_reader | from 9.0 through 9.1.2 | NVD |
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | from 9.0 through 9.0.159.0; from 10.0 through 10.0.22.87 | NVD |
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266108-1vendor-advisory, x-refsource-sunalert, broken-link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259425third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-072209-2512-99x-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00003.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-apple, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-04.xmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3864x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6847x-refsource-misc, not-applicable
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-13.htmlx-refsource-confirm, not-applicable
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/potential_adobe_reader_and_fla.htmlx-refsource-misc, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/next-generation-flash-vulnerabilityx-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-apple, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1265x-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-10.htmlx-refsource-confirm, not-applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36374third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36193third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa09-03.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10293389-245.htmlx-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35759vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-1862us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.