CVE-2010-3966: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 13.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, when BranchCache is supported, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an EML file, an RSS file, or a WPOST file, aka "BranchCache Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: version r2 only

Published 2010-12-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.