---
id: "CVE-2010-0188"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2010-0188"]
title: "Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.88246
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Adobe Reader and Acrobat", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["acrobat", "adobe-reader", "exploited", "macos", "package", "pdf", "ransomware", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-adobe-reader-installed", "patched-version"]
published_at: "2010-02-22T13:00:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2010-0188", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-0188", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0188", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Adobe Reader and Acrobat: Adobe Reader and Acrobat Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain an unspecified flaw that lets a crafted PDF crash the program or run arbitrary code. Attackers exploit it in the wild, and the KEV tag suggests ransomware use.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Adobe Reader and Acrobat affected ? fixed ?

## How to check

Open Help > About in Adobe Reader or Acrobat and compare the version against the fixed release in the Adobe security bulletin; unknown from the sources which version is fixed.

## Fix

Update Adobe Reader and Acrobat to the latest version per the vendor instructions; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2010-0188
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-0188
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0188

## From the sources

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.

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