Is CVE-2009-1061 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1061 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1061?

CVE-2009-1061 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-1061

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 11.0%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 before 9.1, 8 before 8.1.4, and 7 before 7.1.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to JBIG2 and "input validation," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0193 and CVE-2009-1062.

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-20
EPSS score: 11.0% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1062)
Published: March 25, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1062 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

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/34392(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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0376.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34229(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021892(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1019(Third Party Advisory)

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

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