CVE-2010-5240
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Corel PHOTO-PAINT and CorelDRAW X5 15.1.0.588 allow local users to gain privileges via a…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 2.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 13% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Corel PHOTO-PAINT and CorelDRAW X5 15.1.0.588 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) CrlRib.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .cdr, .cpt, .cmx, or .csl file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- CorelDRAW X3 13.0.0.576 - 'crlrib.dll' DLL Hijacking (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14786local, windowspublished 25 Aug 2010Verified
- Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3 13.0.0.576 - 'crlrib.dll' DLL Hijacking (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14787local, windowspublished 25 Aug 2010Verified
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Published
- 12 years later
· 12 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 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
3
- 41148 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4953.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4954.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2010-5199 (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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