{"id":"CVE-2009-1862","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2009-1862","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T23:41:59.469Z","title":"Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability","description":"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.","published":"2009-07-23T20:30:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:08:13.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat reader","adobe/flash player"],"epss":{"score":0.21198,"percentile":0.97585,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.21198,"percentile":0.97505}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-06-08","dueDate":"2022-06-22","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"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.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1862"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). 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