CVE-2010-4236 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 58)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in estaskwrapper in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition before 9.1 allows local users to gain privileges via an ES_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable and a modified PATH environment variable, which is used during execution of the estasklight program, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3895.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.87% — more likely to be exploited than 58% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | omnifind |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM OmniFind - Local Privilege Escalation | 2010-11-09 |
References
- http://security.fatihkilic.de/advisory/fkilic-sa-2010-ibm-omnifind.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15475
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514688/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44740
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2933
- http://security.fatihkilic.de/advisory/fkilic-sa-2010-ibm-omnifind.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15475
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514688/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44740
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2933
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