CVE-2010-3160

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Archive Decoder 1.23 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory.

Published: 2010-10-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3160 is rated Low Risk (34.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3160

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 0.06% 0.28% +0.23%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3160

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3160

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3160

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3160

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ponsoftware archive_decoder <= 1.23 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.00 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.03 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.04 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.05 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.06 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.07 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.08 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.09 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.12 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.13 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.21 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ponsoftware archive_decoder 1.22 cpe:2.3:a:ponsoftware:archive_decoder:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3160

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