CVE DATABASE / CVE-2010-0188
CVE-2010-0188
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
RANSOMWARE
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-03-24.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 and 9.x before 9.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Affected products
Adobe acrobatAdobe acrobat reader
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38639
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023601
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0114.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38195
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0399
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56297
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8697
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0188
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.