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CVE-2010-5174

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-5174 describes a race condition in Prevx 3.0.5.143 on Windows XP, allowing local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers and execute malicious code. This vulnerability, also known as an argument-switch or KHOBE attack, affects Prevx and Windows XP. It carries a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.5.143CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:prevx:prevx:3.0.5.143:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 14th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
countermeasures.trendmicro.eu / you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk
matousec.com / info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
matousec.com / info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
f-secure.com / weblog/archives/00001949.html
osvdb.org / 67660
securityfocus.com / bid/39924
theregister.co.uk / 2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass