Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
Published Mar 13, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.69%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 2008
- 2010
- 2010
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:L/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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01686) | 76.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01686) | 73.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02940) | 85.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.51% (0.04512) | 88.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02139) | 73.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.21% (0.05209) | 89.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 38.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 36.56th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48396 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52329 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026792 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48396 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52329 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026792 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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