CVE-2009-1492

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a PDF file that contains an annotation, and has an OpenAction entry with JavaScript code that calls this method with crafted integer arguments.

Exploit likelihood

25.5%Down 42.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-1492
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1492
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1489 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1489
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvqm-4f92-4qqc No score

The getAnnots Doc method in the JavaScript API in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, 7.1.1, and...

Record: GHSA-mvqm-4f92-4qqc
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-2	0:8.1.5-2
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-2	0:8.1.5-2
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-1.el4	0:8.1.5-1.el4
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-1.el4	0:8.1.5-1.el4
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-1.el5	0:8.1.5-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-1.el5	0:8.1.5-1.el5
`acroread` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-1.el5	0:8.1.5-1.el5
`acroread-plugin` Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:8.1.5-1.el5	0:8.1.5-1.el5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Adobe Reader 8.1.4/9.1 - 'GetAnnots()' Remote Code Execution	2009-04-29

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-2009-1492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Acrobat, published April 30, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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