CVE-2010-3148

Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-3148. PoCs published by Beenu Arora.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages DLL hijacking in Microsoft Visio 2003 by renaming a malicious DLL to 'mfc71enu.dll' and placing it in the same directory as a .vtx file. When Visio loads the file, it executes the malicious DLL, resulting in arbitrary code execution (calc.exe in this PoC).

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse mfc71enu.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .vsd, .vdx, .vst, or .vtx file, aka "Microsoft Visio Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Beenu Arora · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14744

This exploit leverages DLL hijacking in Microsoft Visio 2003 by renaming a malicious DLL to 'mfc71enu.dll' and placing it in the same directory as a .vtx file. When Visio loads the file, it executes the malicious DLL, resulting in arbitrary code execution (calc.exe in this PoC).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Visio 2003
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a .vtx file in a directory containing the malicious DLL · Malicious DLL must be named 'mfc71enu.dll'
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2192
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-193A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7122
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14744/

Scores

EPSS 0.1389
EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/visio 2003
Published Aug 27, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026