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TI-2013-05897 Aliases CVE-2013-7221GHSA-2fwf-gr55-x95r

The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does…

Priority LOW 21CWE-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
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00406 35th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 60

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.9.92VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.90.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.90.1VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.9.92 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.90.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.90.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Show 50 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.91VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.91.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.91.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.92VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.91VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.92VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.91VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.92VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.2.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.3.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.4.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.91VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.92VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.91VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.91.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.91.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.1.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.92 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.92 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.5.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.92 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.3.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.4.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.7.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.92 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.9.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7221
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fwf-gr55-x95r

References

Other 4

  • TI-2017-05858 gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2012-03769 The gnome-shell plugin 3.4.1 in GNOME allows remote attackers to force the download and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2014-06083 GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2010-03796 gnome-shell in GNOME Shell 2.31.5 places a zero-length directory name in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2021-03604 A locking protection bypass flaw was found in some versions of gnome-shell as shipped… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-23090 Gnome-shell: screenshot tool allows viewing open windows when session is locked CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
See all 10 →

Sources

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