CVE-2010-4831

Untrusted search path vulnerability in gdk/win32/gdkinput-win32.c in GTK+ before 2.21.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Wintab32.dll file in the current working directory.

Published: 2011-09-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4831 is rated Low Risk (38.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4831

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.39% +0.27%
2 2025-12-18 0.15% 0.12% -0.03%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4831

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4831

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4831

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2010-4831 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gtk+2.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4831
ubuntu negligible CVE-2010-4831 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gtk+2.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4831

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gtk < 2.21.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4831

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