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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-3143 · published 27 August 2010

CVE-2010-3143: Microsoft windows vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Contacts allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll that is located in the same folder as a .contact, .group, .p7c, .vcf, or .wab file. NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3147.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 21% · top 2.5%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Contacts allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll that is located in the same folder as a .contact, .group, .p7c, .vcf, or .wab file. NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3147.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14778/ Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64446
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7224
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14778/ Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64446
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7224

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-3143), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.