{"cve":"CVE-2009-4764","nvd":{"published":"2010-04-05T15:30:01.093","modified":"2026-06-16T23:14:18.757","status":"Modified","description":"Adobe Reader 8.x and 9.x on Windows is able to execute EXE files that are embedded in a PDF document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing arbitrary code via a crafted document.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006072.html","http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006074.html","http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/8379/changes/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/adobe_pdf_embedded_exe.rb","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57994","https://forum.immunityinc.com/board/thread/1199/exploiting-pdf-files-without-vulnerabili/?page=1#post-1199"],"products":["adobe:acrobat_reader"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-4764","score":0.0352,"percentile":0.89225,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}