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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-3126

Untrusted search path vulnerability in avast!

HIGH 9.3EPSS 7.83%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in avast! Free Antivirus version 5.0.594 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse mfc90loc.dll that is located in the same folder as an avast license (.avastlic) file.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
7.83% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
avast/avast antivirus free
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.