The default configuration of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3, and 8.x before 8.2 on Windows and Mac OS X, does not enable the Enhanced Security feature, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors, related to a "script injection vulnerability," as demonstrated by Acrobat Forms Data Format (FDF) behavior that allows cross-site scripting (XSS) by user-assisted remote attackers.
CVE-2009-3956 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from adobe, from apple, from microsoft and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2010-01-13T19:30:00.513
2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Modified
CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | adobe | acrobat | ≤ 9.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 3.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 4.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 4.0.5a | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 4.0.5c | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 5.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 5.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 5.0.10 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 6.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 7.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 8.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 9.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 9.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 9.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat | 9.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x | * | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | * | No |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | ≤ 9.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 3.01 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 3.02 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 4.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 4.0.5a | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 4.0.5c | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 4.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0.10 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.0.11 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 5.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 6.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 6.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 6.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 6.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 6.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 7.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 8.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 9.0 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 9.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 9.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 9.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | adobe | acrobat_reader | 9.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x | * | No |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows | * | No |
| Operating System | unix | unix | * | No |
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