CVE DATABASE / CVE-2009-1862

CVE-2009-1862

Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 · HIGH ⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

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Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-06-08. Federal remediation due 2022-06-22.
Required action: For 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.

Summary

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 3.1 breakdown

Base score	7.8 (HIGH)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector	LOCAL
Attack complexity	LOW
Privileges required	NONE
User interaction	REQUIRED
Scope	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality	HIGH
Integrity	HIGH
Availability	HIGH

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-787

Affected products

Adobe acrobatAdobe acrobat readerAdobe flash player

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References

Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.