CVE-2009-2564
NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used in Adobe Reader 1.6.2.36 and possibly other versions, Corel getPlus Download Manager…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 5.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2 NOS - Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9223local, windowspublished 21 Jul 2009Verified
- Adobe 9.x Related Service - 'getPlus_HelperSvc.exe' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9199local, windowspublished 20 Jul 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 9199 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References14
- 9199 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- TA09-286B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 1023007 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 35740 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1969 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_adobe_local.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- getplus-nos-insecure-permissions(54383) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35930 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090720 Adobe related service (getPlus_HelperSvc.exe) local elevation of privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2898 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 36331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/07/local_privilege_escalation_in.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-2559 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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