# 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…

CVE record · `CVE-2010-3190`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2010-3190`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.8 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** mitre
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-426](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html)
- **Tags:** [CWE-426](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/cwe-426.md)
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 28 May 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: mitre) at 31 Aug 2010, 19:25 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Not given. Product: Not given.
  - affected: `n/a`

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 7.8 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from ADP (CISA-ADP)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.087, the 95th percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 31 Aug 2010. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2010-3190](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3190)
- [NVD: CVE-2010-3190](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3190)

### References from the CNA

- <https://support.apple.com/HT205221> (confirm)
- <https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2010-3190> (confirm)
- <http://secunia.com/advisories/41212> (third-party-advisory, secunia)
- <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html> (third-party-advisory, cert)
- <http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/2010/08/25/dll-hijacking-kb-2269637-the-unofficial-list/>
- <https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12457> (vdb-entry, signature, oval)
- <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-025> (vendor-advisory, ms)
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42811> (vdb-entry, bid)
- <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html> (vendor-advisory, apple)

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

## Check whether this affects you

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- As JSON: <https://api.agentprime.io/v1/advisories/CVE-2010-3190>
- Everything that needs attention now: <https://agentprime.io/advisories/critical.md>

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