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CVE-2010-0188

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2010-02-22
  • Fixed in9.3.1 · 8.2.1

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2010-02-2213:00CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0421:41SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe acrobat
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.x≥ 9.0, < 9.3.19.3.1
8.x≥ 8.0, < 8.2.18.2.1
Adobe acrobat reader
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.x≥ 9.0, < 9.3.19.3.1
8.x≥ 8.0, < 8.2.18.2.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Adobe acrobat to 9.3.1 · 8.2.1
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-03-24

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-03
Patch Due Date
2022-03-24
Ransomware Use
Known
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2010-02-22
Last Modified
2026-08-14
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0188?

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.

Is CVE-2010-0188 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-0188 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-03-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0188?

CVE-2010-0188 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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