CVE-2010-1688

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in 2BrightSparks SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20.0, and possibly other versions before 3.2.21, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a (1) .sps or (2) zip profile.

Published: 2010-05-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1688 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.48%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.88% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1688

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
12662 exploit_db edb 2010-05-19 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1688

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 2026-04-04 11.61% 15.48% +3.88%
2 2025-08-17 14.46% 11.61% -2.86%
3 2025-03-30 14.46%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
2brightsparks syncback 3.2.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:2brightsparks:syncback:3.2.20.0:-:freeware:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1688

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