# CVE-2010-5241: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the working directory when opening DWG files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rc67-8m73-xwp7

## What is CVE-2010-5241?

CVE-2010-5241 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, published on 7 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) dwmapi.dll or (2) IBFS32.DLL file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .dwg file.  NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Autodesk Autocad.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-5241 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-5241 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Autodesk AutoCAD 2007 - 'color.dll' DLL Hijacking (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2023-29076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29076/): Memory corruption in AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-7991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7991/): Autodesk AutoCAD DWG Out-of-Bounds Write Code Execution Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-5241 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, published on 7 Sep 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-5241 exists.

Affected product: Autodesk Autocad. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5241

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.