What is CVE-2010-4178?

CVE-2010-4178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mysql-Gui-Tools, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2010-4178?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mysql-Gui-Tools

CVE-2010-4178

MySQL-GUI-tools (mysql-administrator) leaks passwords into process list after with launch of mysql text console

Published 2019-11-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mysql-Gui-Tools — versions through 2010-11-19
Oracle Mysql-Gui-Tools
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4178 (Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4178 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97960 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4178?: CVE-2010-4178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mysql-Gui-Tools, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2010-4178?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.