CVE-2012-0016

Expression Design vulnerability

CVSS

9.3

EPSS

21.9%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Expression Design; Expression Design SP1; and Expression Design 2, 3, and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .xpr or .DESIGN file, aka "Expression Design Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Expression Design

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published

2012-03-13

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 21.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

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