Is CVE-2010-3190 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3190 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3190?

CVE-2010-3190 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-3190

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 8.7%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; Visual Studio 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; Visual C++ 2005 SP1, 2008 SP1, and 2010; and Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, 2013, and 2013 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory during execution of an MFC application such as AtlTraceTool8.exe (aka ATL MFC Trace Tool), as demonstrated by a directory that contains a TRC, cur, rs, rct, or res file, aka "MFC Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-426
EPSS score: 8.7% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3190)
Published: August 31, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3190 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 28, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / itunes
microsoft / visual c++
microsoft / visual c++
microsoft / visual c++
microsoft / visual studio
microsoft / visual studio
microsoft / visual studio
microsoft / visual studio .net

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41212(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42811(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-025(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12457(Third Party Advisory)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2010-3190(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/HT205221(Vendor Advisory)

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

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