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CVE-2010-3139

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter (grpconv.exe) allows local users, and p

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter (grpconv.exe) allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse imm.dll that is located in the same folder as a .grp file.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.17089
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windowsall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localMicrosoft Group Convertor - 'imm.dll' DLL Hijackingverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 14758www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD27 Aug 2010 · 07:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/67535
http://secunia.com/advisories/41136Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2200Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12209
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