Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143
Published Aug 27, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.68%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143.
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.68% (0.18675) | 97.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.68% (0.18675) | 96.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 25.09% (0.25085) | 95.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 26.19% (0.26185) | 96.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 6, 2025 | 30.11% (0.30114) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.29% (0.49287) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 53.52% (0.53516) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 48.90% (0.48897) | 97.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 48.70% (0.48701) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 37.36% (0.37361) | 97.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 45.03% (0.45026) | 97.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 49.09% (0.49087) | 97.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 45.57% (0.45575) | 97.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 44.27% (0.44267) | 97.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 48.12% (0.48124) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 44.54% (0.44535) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 49.22% (0.49218) | 97.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 48.33% (0.48330) | 97.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 85.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 87.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 2.57% (0.02572) | 88.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 3.12% (0.03118) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 90.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 32.82% (0.32822) | 97.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 32.82% (0.32822) | 96.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41050 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.attackvector.org/new-dll-hijacking-exploits-many/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14745/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024878 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-096 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12352 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/41050 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.attackvector.org/new-dll-hijacking-exploits-many/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14745/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024878 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-096 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12352 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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