{"id":"CVE-2011-0609","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-0609","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T23:40:01.125Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability","description":"Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris; 10.1.106.16 and earlier on Android; Adobe AIR 2.5.1 and earlier; and Authplay.dll (aka AuthPlayLib.bundle) in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x through 9.4.2 and 10.x through 10.0.1 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted Flash content, as demonstrated by a .swf file embedded in an Excel spreadsheet, and as exploited in the wild in March 2011.","published":"2011-03-15T17:55:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:27:44.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","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":[],"affected":["adobe/flash player","adobe/acrobat","adobe/acrobat reader","adobe/air","opensuse/opensuse","suse/linux enterprise","google/chrome"],"epss":{"score":0.63507,"percentile":0.9921,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.63507,"percentile":0.99186}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-06-08","dueDate":"2022-06-22","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0609"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2011-03-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":17027,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash Player - AVM Bytecode Verification (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17027","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/17027.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/17027.rb","published":"2011-03-23","added":"2011-03-23","updated":"2011-03-23","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2011-0609"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa11-01.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). 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