CVE-2007-5020
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 20.4%EU EUVD
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, related to the mailto: option and Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP. NOTE: this information is based upon a vague pre-advisory by a reliable researcher.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 20.4% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5001)
- Published
- September 21, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5001 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adobe / acrobat
- adobe / acrobat reader
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa07-04.html
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-pdf-pwns-windows
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25748
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018723
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-297B.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3392(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36722
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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