Is CVE-2010-0188 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-0188 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 3, 2022.

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

CVE-2010-0188 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-0188

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 88.2%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 88.2% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 3, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0219)
Published: February 22, 2010
NVD last modified: August 14, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 3, 2022; federal remediation due March 24, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0219 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on August 14, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / acrobat
adobe / acrobat reader

References

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)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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