Is CVE-2009-3461 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3461 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3461?

CVE-2009-3461 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3461

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 3.2%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat 9.x before 9.2 allows attackers to bypass intended file-extension restrictions via unknown 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-264
EPSS score: 3.2% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3443)
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-2009-3443 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / acrobat
adobe / acrobat
adobe / acrobat
adobe / acrobat
adobe / acrobat

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%3A6466

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

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