CVE-2010-3914

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2010-11-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3914 is rated High Risk (75.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.26%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3914

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 2.64% 9.26% +6.62%
2 2026-03-27 3.54% 2.64% -0.90%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.54% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3914

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-2010-3914

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3914

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2010-3914 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vim), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3914
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-3914 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vim), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): not-affected 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3914

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3914

Impact: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/707943

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vim gvim <= 7.3.033 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.01 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.02 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.03 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.04 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.05 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.06 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.07 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.08 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.09 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.010 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.011 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.012 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.013 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.014 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.015 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.016 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.017 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.018 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.019 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.020 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.021 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.022 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.023 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.024 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.024:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.025 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.026 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.026:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.027 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.027:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.028 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.028:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.029 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.029:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.030 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.030:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.031 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.031:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim gvim 7.3.032 cpe:2.3:a:vim:gvim:7.3.032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3914

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