CVE-2010-0999

Directory traversal vulnerability in Free Download Manager (FDM) before 3.0.852 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file.

Published: 2010-05-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0999 is rated Moderate Risk (47.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0999

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.36% 0.34% -0.02%
2 2025-03-29 0.34% 0.36% +0.02%
3 2025-03-19 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0999

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0999

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0999

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager <= 3.0.851 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 2 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 2.5.700 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:2.5.700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 2.5.704 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:2.5.704:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 2.5.724 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:2.5.724:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 3.0.843 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.0.843:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 3.0.848 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.0.848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freedownloadmanager free_download_manager 3.0.850 cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.0.850:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0999

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