CSIRTS // UNIFIED SECURITY ADVISORY FEEDSYS ● ONLINE · POWERED BY INTELFUSIONS.COM

← Back to feed

CVE-2010-0188: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2010-0188
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Reader and AcrobatRemote code executionDenial of service
What
An unspecified vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
Urgency
Immediate action is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

⚡ Watch Reader and Acrobat

Get an email when a new Reader and Acrobat advisory drops — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.

Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0188

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2010-0188coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Reader and

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

More from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities