What happened
A public source linked this CVE to an advisory or demonstration repository. Review the original reference before use.
Affected versions
Unknown product: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
Exploit-DB 16671Adobe PDF - Embedded EXE Social Engineering (Metasploit)Metasploit2010-12-16VerifiedExploit-DB 16682Adobe PDF - Escape EXE Social Engineering (No JavaScript) (Metasploit)Metasploit2010-12-16VerifiedExploit-DB 11987Adobe Reader - Escape From '.PDF' Execute Embedded ExecutableDidier Stevens2010-03-31VerifiedSploitusExploit for CVE-2010-1240. CVSS 9.3.Sploitus index2026-09-07T08:10:22+00:00CandidateSource timeline
Discovered through Exploit-DBView source ↗
Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
Metadata and source references refreshed.