{"cve":"CVE-2010-5209","nvd":{"published":"2012-09-06T10:41:55.410","modified":"2026-06-16T23:26:20.730","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Nuance PDF Reader 6.0 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) exceptiondumpdll.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bnuance_pdf_reader%5D_6.0_insecure_dll_hijacking","http://secunia.com/advisories/41410","http://core.yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/dll_hijacking/%5Bnuance_pdf_reader%5D_6.0_insecure_dll_hijacking","http://secunia.com/advisories/41410"],"products":["nuance:pdf_reader"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-5209","score":0.00347,"percentile":0.28296,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}