CVE-2010-3966

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, when BranchCache is supported, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an EML file, an RSS file, or a WPOST file, aka "BranchCache Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2

References

http://osvdb.org/69816
http://secunia.com/advisories/42609
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45295
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024877
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3218
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-095
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12163
http://osvdb.org/69816
http://secunia.com/advisories/42609
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45295
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024877

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