CVE-2010-3966
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."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 13.2% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-3943)
- Published
- December 16, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3943 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
Certified products that may be affected
7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical
- Microsoft Windows XP Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module (FIPS.SYS) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 997 - historical
See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://osvdb.org/69816
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42609(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024877
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3218(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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