CVE-2009-0522

Adobe Flash Player 9.x before 9.0.159.0 and 10.x before 10.0.22.87 on Windows allows remote attackers to trick a user into visiting an arbitrary URL via an unspecified manipulation of the "mouse pointer display," related to a "Clickjacking attack."

Published: 2009-02-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0522 is rated Moderate Risk (45.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.70%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0522

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.79% 2.70% -1.08%
2 2026-04-18 1.91% 3.79% +1.88%
3 2025-03-30 1.91%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0522

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0522

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0522

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu negligible CVE-2009-0522 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 14 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 10, not-affected 2, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0522

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-0522

Solution: Per: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html "This update resolves a Windows-only issue with mouse pointer display that could potentially contribute to a Clickjacking attack. (CVE-2009-0522)"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0522

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe air 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 10.0.12.36 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.63:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.69.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.69.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.0.70.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.0.70.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:basic:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.34.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.35.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 8.0.39.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:8.0.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.28.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.31.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.45.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.45.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.47.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.48.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.48.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.112.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.112.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.114.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.114.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.115.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.115.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 9.0.124.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:9.0.124.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.0.584 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.0.584:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player 10.0.12.10 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:10.0.12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player cs3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:cs3:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player cs4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:cs4:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player_for_linux <= 10.0.15.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flex 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flex:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0522

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