Audacity 2.1.2 through 2.3.2 is vulnerable to Dll HIjacking in the avformat-55.dll resulting arbitrary code execution.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-1000010 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.01%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-03-16 | 1.37% | 1.01% | -0.36% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 9.61% | 1.37% | -8.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 9.61% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2017-1000010 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (audacity), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000010 |
suse
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high | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000010/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2017-1000010 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (audacity), 5 status rows across 5 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000010 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| audacityteam | audacity | >= 2.1.2, <= 2.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:audacityteam:audacity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_10_2019 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140365/Audacity-2.1.2-DLL-Hijacking.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |