CVE-2010-3965

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Media Profile (PRX) file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-12-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3965 is rated High Risk (65.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.59%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3965

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 53.70% 11.59% -42.11%
2 2025-12-28 51.02% 53.70% +2.68%
3 2025-12-27 — 51.02% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3965

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-2010-3965

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-3965

Impact: Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-094.mspx '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-2010-3965

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_media_encoder 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_encoder 9_series cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_encoder 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3965

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