CVE-2010-3402

Untrusted search path vulnerability in IDM Computer Solutions UltraEdit 16.20.0.1009, 16.10.0.1036, and probably other versions allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a bin, cpp, css, c, dat, hpp, html, h, ini, java, log, mak, php, prj, txt, or xml file.

Published: 2010-09-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3402 is rated High Risk (65.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.72%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3402

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 4.01% 2.72% -1.30%
2 2025-03-29 2.71% 4.01% +1.30%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.71% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3402

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-2010-3402

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3402

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

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2010-3402

  • UltraEdit (2012-03-06T00:00:00)

    This issue was resolved and patched on 9/15/2010.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3402

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ultraedit ultraedit 16.10.0.1036 cpe:2.3:a:ultraedit:ultraedit:16.10.0.1036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ultraedit ultraedit 16.20.0.1009 cpe:2.3:a:ultraedit:ultraedit:16.20.0.1009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3402

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