Vulnerability · CVE-2010-4487
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 on Linux and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a "dangerous file."
Published Dec 7, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-4487. EPSS is 1.09%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.09%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe google/chrome
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 on Linux and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a "dangerous file."
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- cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2010-4487
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-4487. EPSS is 1.09%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 7, 2010 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 on Linux and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a "dangerous file."
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 on Linux and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a "dangerous file."
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-4487
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 on Linux and Mac OS X allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a "dangerous file."
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-4487
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-4487
30-day exploitation probability 1.1%
first.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.