CVE-2010-4039
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable,...
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-4039- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2010-4039- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4015 No score
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4015- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8h8x-gxwm-3965
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable,...
Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly set the PATH environment variable, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-8h8x-gxwm-3965- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4039 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Google Chrome, published October 21, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14223
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=54132
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2731
secunia.com/advisories/41888
securityfocus.com/bid/44241
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/10/stable-channel-update.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4039
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8h8x-gxwm-3965