{"id":"CVE-2009-2564","aliases":["EUVD-2009-2559","GHSA-9x38-fqhc-vfhf"],"status":"published","title":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other...","description":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\\bin\\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.05596,"percentile":0.92956,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"published":"2009-07-21T17:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:09:43Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-9199","title":"Adobe 9.x Related Service - 'getPlus_HelperSvc.exe' Local Privilege Escalation","type":"local","platform":"windows","date":"2009-07-20","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9199"},{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-9223","title":"Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2 NOS - Local Privilege Escalation","type":"local","platform":"windows","date":"2009-07-21","verified":true,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9223"}],"products":[{"vendor":"adobe","product":"acrobat_reader"},{"vendor":"corel","product":"getplus_download_manager"},{"vendor":"nos_microsystems","product":"getplus_download_manager"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9199","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT","x_transferred","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5719","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35740","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1969","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_local.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54383","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/35930","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505095/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36331","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/local_privilege_escalation_in.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2564"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x38-fqhc-vfhf"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2009-2564","description":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\\bin\\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.","status":"published","published":"2009-07-21T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T05:52:15.251Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:23.395558Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2009-2559","description":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\\bin\\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.","status":"published","published":"2009-07-21T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T05:52:15Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:39:17.005545Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9x38-fqhc-vfhf","title":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other...","description":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\\bin\\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-02T03:36:31Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:08:19Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:49:22.824157Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2009-2564","description":"NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager before 1.5.0.48, and possibly other products, installs NOS\\bin\\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing getPlus_HelperSvc.exe with a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by use of getPlus Download Manager within Adobe Reader. NOTE: within Adobe Reader, the scope of this issue is limited because the program is deleted and the associated service is not automatically launched after a successful installation and reboot.","status":"published","published":"2009-07-21T17:30:00.377Z","modified":"2026-06-16T23:09:43.193Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-264"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:36.200173Z"}]}}