CVE-2010-3129
Untrusted search path vulnerability in uTorrent 2.0.3 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 7.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in uTorrent 2.0.3 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse plugin_dll.dll, userenv.dll, shfolder.dll, dnsapi.dll, dwmapi.dll, iphlpapi.dll, dhcpcsvc.dll, dhcpcsvc6.dll, or rpcrtremote.dll that is located in the same folder as a .torrent or .btsearch file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB2 entries
- μTorrent (uTorrent) 2.0.3 - DLL Hijacking (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14748local, windowspublished 25 Aug 2010Verified
- μTorrent (uTorrent) 2.0.3 - 'plugin_dll.dll' DLL Hijacking (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14726local, windowspublished 24 Aug 2010Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 14748 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 14726 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.3% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- ADV-2010-2164 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 41051 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 14748 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6887 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 14726 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-3129 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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