CVE-2010-3141 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse pptimpconv.dll that is located in the same folder as a .odp, .pot, .potm, .potx, .ppa, .pps, .ppsm, .ppsx, .ppt, .pptm, .pptx, .pwz, .sldm, or .sldx file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.35% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | powerpoint |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - 'rpawinet.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-25 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - 'pptimpconv.dll' DLL Hijacking | 2010-08-24 |
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