{"cve":"CVE-2010-1240","nvd":{"published":"2010-04-05T15:30:01.313","modified":"2026-06-16T23:17:56.153","status":"Modified","description":"Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, do not restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document, as demonstrated by a text field that claims that the Open button will enable the user to read an encrypted message.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/29/escape-from-pdf/","http://blog.didierstevens.com/2010/06/29/quickpost-no-escape-from-pdf/","http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-April/006075.html","http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-15.html","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024159"],"products":["adobe:acrobat_reader"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-1240","score":0.73617,"percentile":0.9947,"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."]}