Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Expression Design; Expression Design SP1; and Expression Design 2, 3, and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .xpr or .DESIGN file, aka "Expression Design Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Published Mar 13, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.89%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Expression Design; Expression Design SP1; and Expression Design 2, 3, and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .xpr or .DESIGN file, aka "Expression Design Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected products
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- n/a
- 2
- 3
- 4
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)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.89% (0.21892) | 97.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.89% (0.21892) | 97.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 44.02% (0.44025) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 47.41% (0.47412) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 48.74% (0.48741) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.69% (0.53685) | 97.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 9.90% (0.09905) | 94.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 11.77% (0.11774) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 18.84% (0.18844) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 17.38% (0.17382) | 96.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 47.76% (0.47762) | 97.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 30.01% (0.30012) | 96.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 13.74% (0.13740) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2023 | 11.82% (0.11825) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 9.76% (0.09762) | 94.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 13.49% (0.13488) | 94.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 7.27% (0.07266) | 93.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 10.95% (0.10953) | 94.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.53% (0.05526) | 92.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.04% (0.20038) | 96.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.04% (0.20038) | 96.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.04% (0.20038) | 93.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- 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/ms12-022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14973 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ms12-022 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14973 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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