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CVE-2010-4039

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4039 describes a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome before version 7.0.517.41 on Linux, stemming from improper handling of the PATH environment variable. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with potential for complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) via network-based attacks requiring low complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.0.517.41CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0132 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2010/10/stable-channel-update.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/41888
Not Applicable
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14223
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44241
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2731
Not Applicable