CVE-2010-4041

The sandbox implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly...

9.8 Critical

The sandbox implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly constrain worker processes, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified 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

1.76%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2010-4041
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4041
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4017 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4017
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9prv-wcwc-55wq 9.8

The sandbox implementation in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.41 on Linux does not properly...

Record: GHSA-9prv-wcwc-55wq
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google chrome

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4041 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 1.76%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.