CVE-2007-6753 — Untrusted search path vulnerability in Shell32.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7, when using an environment configured with a string such as %APPDATA% or %PROGRAMFILES% in a certain way, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL under the current working directory, as demonstrated by iTunes and Safari

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Untrusted search path vulnerability in Shell32.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7, when using an environment configured with a string such as %APPDATA% or %PROGRAMFILES% in a certain way, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL under the current working directory, as demonstrated by iTunes and Safari

Published Mar 28, 2012

6.2

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.82%

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Shell32.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7, when using an environment configured with a string such as %APPDATA% or %PROGRAMFILES% in a certain way, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL under the current working directory, as demonstrated by iTunes and Safari.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.82% 0.01818

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01818

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.82% (0.01818)	77.94th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.82% (0.01818)	75.84th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	1.74% (0.01742)	80.83th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	0.34% (0.00342)	40.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.74% (0.01742)	81.26th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	11.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 19, 2024	0.05% (0.00048)	16.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 22, 2023	0.05% (0.00047)	14.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	8.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.30% (0.04296)	87.64th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.30% (0.04296)	86.40th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.30% (0.04296)	70.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/41984
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44484
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2010/10/breaking-setdlldirectory-protection.html		x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/41984		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329308		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44484		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 28, 2012

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Mar 28, 2012

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2007-6753

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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