Is CVE-2009-2981 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2981 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2981?

CVE-2009-2981 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2981

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD

Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 do not properly validate input, which might allow attackers to bypass intended Trust Manager restrictions via unspecified vectors.

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: 5.7% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2966)
Published: October 19, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2966 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / acrobat
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adobe / acrobat reader
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adobe / acrobat reader

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36638
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html(Patch, US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6284

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

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