CVE-2010-0188

Exp

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.

Published: 2010-02-22 Last update: 2026-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0188 is rated Critical Active Threat (91.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.55%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-03) affecting Adobe / Reader and Acrobat. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2010-0188

Name: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-03-03

Action due: 2022-03-24

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-0188

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21868 exploit_db edb 2012-10-09 Exploit-DB ↗
21869 exploit_db edb 2012-10-09 Exploit-DB ↗
16670 exploit_db edb 2010-09-25 Exploit-DB ↗
11787 exploit_db edb 2010-03-17 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0188

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-01 93.44% 93.55% +0.11%
2 2026-02-22 93.60% 93.44% -0.16%
3 2025-12-25 — 93.60% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0188

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0188

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0188

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2010-0188: 1 GLSA(s) (201009-05), 1 atom(s) (app-text/acroread); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0188
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0188
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0188 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acroread), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0188

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0188

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe acrobat >= 8.0, < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat >= 9.0, < 9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 8.0, < 8.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe acrobat_reader >= 9.0, < 9.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:acrobat_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0188

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38639 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023601 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0114.html Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38195 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0399 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56297 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8697 Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0188 US Government Resource
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