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CVE-2010-1297

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-06-08 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2010-06-08
  • Fixed in9.3.3 · 8.2.3
  • WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

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Description

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2010-06-0818:30CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-06-08Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-06-08Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-06-08Exploitation 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 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe acrobatversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.x≥ 9.0, < 9.3.39.3.3
8.x≥ 8.0, < 8.2.38.2.3
Adobe flash player
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.x≥ 10.0, < 10.1.53.6410.1.53.64
9.0< 9.0.277.09.0.277.0
Suse linux enterprise
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
11.0= 11.0no fix published

2 more products in the sources.

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 9.3.3 · 8.2.3
  2. CISA’s required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.due 2022-06-22

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
2022-06-08
Patch Due Date
2022-06-22
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-06-08
  • GCVEexploitation2022-06-08
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-04
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.82025-02-04
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-7872025-02-04
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score82.5 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2010-06-08
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1297?

Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.3.3, and 8.x before 8.2.3 on Windows and Mac OS X, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted SWF content, related to authplay.dll and the ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) newfunction instruction, as exploited in the wild in June 2010.

Is CVE-2010-1297 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-1297 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 2022-06-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1297?

CVE-2010-1297 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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