HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-3145

Windows Vista vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
10.9%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the BitLocker Drive Encryption API, as used in sdclt.exe in Backup Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse fveapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Backup Catalog (.wbcat) file, aka "Backup Manager Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Vista
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 10.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-3145

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Vista is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-3145.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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