CVE-2010-3136

Exp

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Skype 4.2.0.169 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a .skype file.

Published: 2010-08-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3136 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2010-3136

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
14766 exploit_db edb 2010-08-25 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3136

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 2025-05-05 4.58% 1.41% -3.17%
2 2025-03-30 7.36% 4.58% -2.77%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.36% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3136

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-2010-3136

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3136

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html CWE-426 - 'Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3136

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
skype skype <= 4.2.0.169 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.90.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.90.0.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.90.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.90.0.10:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.91.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.91.0.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.92.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.92.0.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.93.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.93.0.18:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.93.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.93.1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.94.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.94.0.19:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.94.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.94.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.95.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.95.0.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.95.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.95.0.25:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.95.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.95.0.36:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.95.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.95.0.40:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.96.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.96.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.96.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.96.0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.97.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.97.0.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.97.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.97.0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.97.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.97.0.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.97.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.97.0.40:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.98.0.04 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.98.0.04:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.98.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.98.0.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.98.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.98.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.98.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.98.0.42:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 0.98.0.68 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.98.0.68:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.94 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.97 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.100 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.0.0.106 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.1.0.73 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.1.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.1.0.79 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.1.0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.2.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.2.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.2.0.48 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.2.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.48 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.54 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.55 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.57 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.60 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.3.0.66 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.3.0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.4.0.71 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.4.0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.4.0.78 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.4.0.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 1.4.0.84 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.4.0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.69 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.73 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.79 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.81 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.90 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.97 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.103 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.105 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.0.0.107 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.0.0.107:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.72 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.82 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.91 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.113 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.113:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.122 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.122:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.126 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.126:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.130 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.130:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.137 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.141 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.141:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.151 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.151:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.5.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.5.0.154:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.6.0.67 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.6.0.67:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.6.0.74 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.6.0.74:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.6.0.81 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.6.0.81:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.6.0.97 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.6.0.97:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.6.0.103 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.6.0.103:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 2.6.0.105 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:2.6.0.105:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 3.0.0.106 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:3.0.0.106:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 3.0.0.123 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:3.0.0.123:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 3.0.0.137 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:3.0.0.137:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 3.0.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:3.0.0.154:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype 3.0.0.190 cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:3.0.0.190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3136

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