Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2010-0188 is an Adobe Reader and Acrobat vulnerability in older 8.x and 9.x releases. Sources say it can crash the application or possibly allow arbitrary code execution. Because CISA lists it in KEV, treat any remaining legacy installations as business-relevant risk, especially on endpoints handling untrusted documents. Exposure is most likely on legacy workstations, jump hosts, kiosk systems, or archived application images still running Adobe Reader or Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.1 or 9.x before 9.3.1. Prioritize remediation where legacy Adobe Reader or Acrobat remains installed on systems that open external documents. The vulnerability is old, but KEV status makes lingering exposure unacceptable for managed environments. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Adobe Reader and Acrobat to 8.2.1, 9.3.1, or a supported newer release.; Remove unsupported Adobe Reader or Acrobat versions from managed endpoints.; Apply relevant vendor security updates for packaged Linux distributions..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- adobe-unspec-priv-escalation(56297)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8697CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0188CVE reference · government-resource
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