Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; Visual C++ 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; and Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, 2013, and 2013 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory during execution of an MFC application such as AtlTraceTool8.exe (aka ATL MFC Trace Tool), as demonstrated by a directory that contains a TRC, cur, rs, rct, or res file, aka "MFC Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Published Aug 31, 2010
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 8.74%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; Visual C++ 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; and Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, 2013, and 2013 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory during execution of an MFC application such as AtlTraceTool8.exe (aka ATL MFC Trace Tool), as demonstrated by a directory that contains a TRC, cur, rs, rct, or res file, aka "MFC Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2005
- 2008
- 2010
- 2005
- 2008
- 2010
- 2003
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed May 28, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.74% (0.08739) | 95.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.04% (0.09038) | 94.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 39.23% (0.39225) | 97.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 31, 2026 | 37.92% (0.37921) | 97.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 29, 2026 | 39.23% (0.39225) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 46.74% (0.46742) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 48.80% (0.48799) | 97.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 50.11% (0.50112) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 58.00% (0.58000) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.99% (0.61995) | 97.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 58.00% (0.58000) | 97.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04764) | 92.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.19% (0.02188) | 89.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01121) | 85.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 82.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 79.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 0.75% (0.00747) | 80.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00598) | 76.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 74.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 72.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 67.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.61% (0.35607) | 97.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.61% (0.35607) | 96.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41212 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42811 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-025 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12457 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2010-3190 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205221 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.