CVE-2010-3397

Untrusted search path vulnerability in PGP Desktop 9.9.0 Build 397, 9.10.x, 10.0.0 Build 2732, and probably other versions allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse tsp.dll or tvttsp.dll that is located in the same folder as a .p12, .pem, .pgp, .prk, .prvkr, .pubkr, .rnd, or .skr file.

Published: 2010-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3397 is rated High Risk (65.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.28%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3397

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 3.37% 2.28% -1.09%
2 2025-03-29 2.27% 3.37% +1.10%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.27% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3397

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-2010-3397

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3397

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3397

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pgp desktop 9.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pgp desktop 9.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pgp desktop 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3397

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