Is CVE-2010-4170 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-4170 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-4170?

CVE-2010-4170 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-4170?

CVE-2010-4170 has an EPSS score of 4.80% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4170?

Upgrade systemtap on debian 11 to 1.2-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-4170

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

systemtapDebian

Fixed in:1.2-3CVE-2010-4170

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

4.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory4

Other references13

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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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.