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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-3144 · published 27 August 2010

CVE-2010-3144: Microsoft windows server 2003 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows Server 2003

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse smmscrpt.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an ISP or INS file, aka "Internet Connection Signup Wizard Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 14% · top 3.6%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse smmscrpt.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an ISP or INS file, aka "Internet Connection Signup Wizard Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14754/ Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024879
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-097
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11993
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14754/ Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024879
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-097
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11993

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-3144), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.