VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-5250

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-09-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the pthread_win32_process_attach_np function in pthreadGC2.dll in Pthreads-win32 2.8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse quserex.dll file in the current working directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references