Is CVE-2010-4210 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-4210 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-4210?

CVE-2010-4210 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-4210?

CVE-2010-4210 has an EPSS score of 1.13% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4210?

Upgrade freebsd to 7.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-4210

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The pfs_getextattr function in FreeBSD 7.x before 7.3-RELEASE and 8.x before 8.0-RC1 unlocks a mutex that was not previously locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic), overwrite arbitrary memory locations, and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to opening a file on a file system that uses pseudofs.

CWE-667

How to fix

Remediation Available

freebsdNVD

Affected:>= 7.0, < 7.3Fixed in:7.3CVE-2010-4210derived from NVD

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.