CVE-2010-3190

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; Visual C++ 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; and Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, 2013, and 2013 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory during execution of an MFC application such as AtlTraceTool8.exe (aka ATL MFC Trace Tool), as demonstrated by a directory that contains a TRC, cur, rs, rct, or res file, aka "MFC Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-08-31 Last update: 2026-05-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3190 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.23%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3190

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 2026-06-05 37.92% 39.23% +1.30%
2 2026-05-31 39.23% 37.92% -1.30%
3 2026-05-29 39.23%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3190

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
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-2010-3190

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2010-3190

GHSA-4qmw-vcgw-w2vh · Severity: high — Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft...

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3190

Impact: Per: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-025 Access Vector: Network per "This is a remote code execution vulnerability"

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3190

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple itunes 12.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_c\+\+ 2005 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_c\+\+:2005:sp1:*:*:redistributable_package:*:*:*
microsoft visual_c\+\+ 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_c\+\+:2008:sp1:*:*:redistributable_package:*:*:*
microsoft visual_c\+\+ 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_c\+\+:2010:sp1:*:*:redistributable_package:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 2005 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2005:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2008:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_.net 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_.net:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3190

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41212 Third Party Advisory
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/ Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42811 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-025 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12457 Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2010-3190 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205221 Vendor Advisory
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