CVE-2010-3147: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2010-3147: Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 02:55 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a Windows Address Book issue where wab.exe may load a malicious DLL from the current folder. If a user opens an associated address book, vCard, or certificate file from an attacker-controlled directory, local privilege gain may be possible on affected Windows versions. Exposure is most likely in legacy Windows environments running the listed XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, or Windows 7 systems with Windows Address Book components present. Treat this as a legacy Windows hygiene and privilege-escalation risk. It is not KEV-listed in the supplied data, but public exploit material and obsolete operating systems justify targeted remediation. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft guidance in MS10-096 where applicable.; Prioritize removal or isolation of unsupported legacy Windows systems.; Limit users opening WAB, VCF, or P7C files from untrusted directories..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 01:40 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Aug 27, 2010, 18:10 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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MS10-096CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12352CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature

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