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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-5253 · published 7 September 2012

CVE-2010-5253: Winimage vulnerability

Winimage · Winimage

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinImage 8.50 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wnaspi32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .imz file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

6.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.52% · top 58.4%
6.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.52%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinImage 8.50 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wnaspi32.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .imz file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

AV:L/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://secunia.com/advisories/41225 Vendor Advisory
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/
http://secunia.com/advisories/41225 Vendor Advisory
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-5253), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.