Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability (CVE-2009-1862)
Severity: high · Patch status: unpatched · Since 2022-06-08 · CVE-2009-1862
Adobe Acrobat and Reader and Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause denial-of-service (DoS). CISA added CVE-2009-1862 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 8, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- For Adobe Acrobat and Reader, apply updates per vendor instructions. For Adobe Flash Player, the impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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