VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-4000
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-11-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.