Is CVE-2010-4303 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4303 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4303?

CVE-2010-4303 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-4303

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (UVC) System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating system is used, uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/shadow file, which allows local users to discover encrypted passwords by reading this file, aka Bug ID CSCti54043.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4276)
Published: November 22, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4276 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / unified videoconferencing system 5110
cisco / unified videoconferencing system 5110 firmware
cisco / unified videoconferencing system 5115
cisco / unified videoconferencing system 5115 firmware
linux / linux kernel

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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