Is CVE-2010-0012 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0012 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0012?

CVE-2010-0012 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-0012

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 4.2% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0044)
Published: January 8, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0044 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
transmissionbt / transmission
transmissionbt / transmission
transmissionbt / transmission
transmissionbt / transmission

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html(Mailing List)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37993(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38005(Broken Link)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gz(Broken Link)
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/(Patch)
http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.html(Patch)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2(Mailing List)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4(Mailing List)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071(Permissions Required)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625(Issue Tracking, Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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