The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the…
Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00372 31st 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mate-desktop:mate-settings-daemon:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | mate-desktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:mate-desktop:mate-settings-daemon:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·mate-desktop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5560
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx77-c6gh-q566
References
Sources
- CVE-2012-5560 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5560 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx77-c6gh-q566 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5560 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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