CVE-2010-4091

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x before 8.2.6 on Windows and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers memory corruption, involving the printSeps function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

18.5%Down 49.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2010-4091
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4091
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4067 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4067
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5vr-3wpw-49ph No score

The EScript.api plugin in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.0.1, 9.x before 9.4.1, and 8.x...

Record: GHSA-g5vr-3wpw-49ph
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el4	0:9.4.1-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el4	0:9.4.1-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el5	0:9.4.1-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el5	0:9.4.1-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el5	0:9.4.1-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el5	0:9.4.1-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el6	0:9.4.1-1.el6
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:9.4.1-1.el6	0:9.4.1-1.el6

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Acrobat Reader 9.4 - Memory Corruption	2010-11-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4091 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published November 7, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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