Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file
Published Nov 3, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.09%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.3.033
- 7.3.01
- 7.3.02
- 7.3.03
- 7.3.04
- 7.3.05
- 7.3.06
- 7.3.07
- 7.3.08
- 7.3.09
- 7.3.010
- 7.3.011
- 7.3.012
- 7.3.013
- 7.3.014
- 7.3.015
- 7.3.016
- 7.3.017
- 7.3.018
- 7.3.019
- 7.3.020
- 7.3.021
- 7.3.022
- 7.3.023
- 7.3.024
- 7.3.025
- 7.3.026
- 7.3.027
- 7.3.028
- 7.3.029
- 7.3.030
- 7.3.031
- 7.3.032
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.09% (0.09090) | 95.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.26% (0.09263) | 94.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.54% (0.03543) | 86.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 81.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 72.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 69.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 78.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 78.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00792) | 78.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 90.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 90.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 77.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.3/7.3.034 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27868039/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNPatch
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2010/JVNDB-2010-000051.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42084 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44588 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.3/7.3.034 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27868039/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNPatch | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2010/JVNDB-2010-000051.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42084 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44588 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.