CVE-2010-0657 describes a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 4.0.249.78 on Windows. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs or steal sensitive information by manipulating the --app argument in a desktop shortcut due to improper URL encoding. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.149.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.149.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.149.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.152.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.152.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.153.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.153.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.