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CVE-2010-0436

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0436 describes a race condition in KDM within KDE Software Compilation versions 2.2.0 through 4.4.2. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges by manipulating file permissions through a specific directory and control socket interaction. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (medium severity), it requires local access and medium attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
20.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0028 is in the 10th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kdebase-6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kdebase-6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0436Important

kdm privilege escalation flaw

Apr 13, 2010

References

ftp.kde.org / pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/39419
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39481
secunia.com / advisories/39506
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57823
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2037
kde.org / info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/39467
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0879
PatchVendor Advisory