Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Contacts allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll that is located in the same folder as a .contact, .group, .p7c, .vcf, or .wab file. NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3147.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3143 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.14%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +12.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14778 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-08-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 14745 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-08-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 14733 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-08-24 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 8.82% | 21.14% | +12.32% |
| 2 | 2025-11-20 | 8.63% | 8.82% | +0.19% |
| 3 | 2025-09-15 | — | 8.63% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |