gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by moving the mouse position to an external monitor and then disconnecting that monitor.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.28.1 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.13 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.20 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.20.0 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.26.1 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.28.0 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.28.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.26.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:2.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.28.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0414
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69q5-wxg3-975x
References
Advisory 3
Other 6
- 62219
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562217
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=a5f66339be6719c2b8fc478a1d5fc6545297d950
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=dcca89b7ab6e1220815af38da246434b2e13fd9f
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609337
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.2.news
More GNOME Screensaver vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-04398 gnome-screensaver 2.26.1 relies on the gnome-session D-Bus interface to determine session… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2009-04397 gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-03797 GNOME screensaver 2.20 in Ubuntu 7.10, when used with Compiz, does not properly reserve… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2010-00700 gdk/gdkwindow.c in GTK+ before 2.18.5, as used in gnome-screensaver before 2.28.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2010-00272 gnome-screensaver 2.14.3, 2.22.2, 2.27.x, 2.28.0, and 2.28.3, when the X configuration… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2008-00851 gnome-screensaver before 2.22.1, when a remote authentication server is enabled, crashes… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2010-0414 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0414 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69q5-wxg3-975x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0414 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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