Is CVE-2010-3430 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-3430 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-3430?

CVE-2010-3430 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-3430?

CVE-2010-3430 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3430?

Upgrade pam on debian 11 to 1.1.3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-3430

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The privilege-dropping implementation in the (1) pam_env and (2) pam_mail modules in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 does not perform the required setfsgid and setgroups system calls, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging unintended group permissions, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the .pam_environment file in a user's home directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-3435.

How to fix

Remediation Available

pamDebian

Fixed in:1.1.3-1CVE-2010-3430

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch8

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.