gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are…
Priority LOW 16CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00338 27th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:screensaver:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3452
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-744p-wq8q-59w2
References
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-2012-3452 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3452 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-744p-wq8q-59w2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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