HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-3144

Windows Server 2003 vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
13.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse smmscrpt.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an ISP or INS file, aka "Internet Connection Signup Wizard Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Server 2003
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2010-08-27

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 13.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-3144

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-3144.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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