Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Published Dec 16, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.59%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 9
- 9_series
Running on/with
- n/a
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Configuration 2
- 9
- 9_series
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.59% (0.11591) | 95.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.59% (0.11591) | 95.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 53.70% (0.53703) | 97.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 51.02% (0.51019) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 53.70% (0.53703) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 51.02% (0.51019) | 97.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 53.70% (0.53703) | 97.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 51.02% (0.51019) | 97.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 58.53% (0.58525) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 51.45% (0.51446) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.09% (0.96087) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 96.34% (0.96339) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 96.15% (0.96151) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 96.43% (0.96434) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 96.77% (0.96771) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96888) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 97.05% (0.97052) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 97.09% (0.97093) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 97.27% (0.97265) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.45% (0.97447) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.09% (0.24087) | 96.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.09% (0.24087) | 95.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42855 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024876 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3217 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12235 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42855 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024876 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-094 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12235 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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