Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-4833 · published 6 September 2011

CVE-2010-4833: Gnome gtk untrusted search path vulnerability

Gnome · Gtk

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.0% · top 20.0% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path

9.3CVSS 2.0 base score

2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Gtk Gnome

References

Link	Tags
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=d6e11a97e318158f5d210a047687	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/45815	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49449	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c?h=gtk-2-24&id=d6e11a97e318158f5d210a047687	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/45815	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49449	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-4833), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.