CVE-2010-3337

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 and 2010 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-3141 and CVE-2010-3142.

Published: 2010-11-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3337 is rated High Risk (66.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.38%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3337

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 2025-03-30 64.09% 46.38% -17.71%
2 2025-03-29 46.38% 64.09% +17.71%
3 2025-03-19 46.38%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3337

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-2010-3337

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3337

Comment: Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-087.mspx 'FAQ for Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability - CVE-2010-3337: This is a remote code execution vulnerability.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3337

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3337

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