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CVE-2010-3190

Published: Aug 31, 2010Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-426
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
9.0%
Top 5.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; Visual C++ 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; and Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, 2013, and 2013 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory during execution of an MFC application such as AtlTraceTool8.exe (aka ATL MFC Trace Tool), as demonstrated by a directory that contains a TRC, cur, rs, rct, or res file, aka "MFC Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected Products

Microsoft Exchange ServerMicrosoft Corp
On-prem
Operating Systems
n/an/a
itunesapple
Desktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
visual c\+\+microsoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
visual studiomicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2010-3190
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3190
nvd.nist.gov
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42811
securityfocus.com
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2010
Last Updated
May 28, 2026

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