THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-3136
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-3136

Skype vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
6.9%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Skype 4.2.0.169 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a .skype file.
Affected vendor
Skype
Affected product
Skype
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2010-08-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-3136

  • Confirm whether Skype Skype is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-3136.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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