Is CVE-2009-0927 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2009-0927 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 25, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0927?

CVE-2009-0927 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0927

HIGH · CVSS 8.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 96.6%EU EUVD: exploited

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.3 , and 7 before 7.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the getIcon method of a Collab object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0658.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 96.6% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 25, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0924)
Published: March 19, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 25, 2022; federal remediation due April 15, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0924 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / acrobat reader

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34490(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34706(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34790(Third Party Advisory)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-17.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-256788-1(Broken Link)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9579(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502116/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34169(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021861(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0770(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-014(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49312(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0927(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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