gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen…
Priority LOW 19Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Complete · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
gnome-screensaver 2.28.x before 2.28.3 does not properly synchronize the state of screen locking and the unlock dialog in situations involving a change to the number of monitors, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation by connecting and disconnecting monitors multiple times, a related issue to CVE-2010-0414.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00357 29th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0422
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82c2-q9r7-c94r
References
Advisory 1
Other 7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564464
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609789
- [oss-security] 20100212 Re: gnome-screensaver vulnerability (CVE-2010-0414)
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-screensaver/2.28/gnome-screensaver-2.28.3.news
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=d4dcbd65a2df3c093c4e3a74bbbc75383eb9eadb
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=271ae93d7b140b8ba40d77f9e4ce894e5fd1b554
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=f93a22c175090cf02e80bc3ee676b53f1251f685
More GNOME Screensaver vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00392 gnome-screensaver before 2.28.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2010-0422 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0422 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82c2-q9r7-c94r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0422 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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