CVE-2010-4833

Untrusted search path vulnerability in modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c in GTK+ before 2.24.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse uxtheme.dll file in the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4831.

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-2010-4833 is rated High Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.26%). EPSS rose +1.75% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4833

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 0.52% 2.26% +1.75%
2 2026-02-18 0.30% 0.52% +0.21%
3 2025-05-07 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4833

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4833

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4833

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2010-4833 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-2010-4833
ubuntu negligible CVE-2010-4833 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-2010-4833

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4833

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gtk < 2.24.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4833

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