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TI-2014-06056 Aliases CVE-2014-7271GHSA-p422-626h-2hv4

Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to log in as user "sddm" without authentication.

Priority LOW 34CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to log in as user "sddm" without authentication.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00405 34th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.10.0VulnerableSddm Project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Sddm Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7271
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p422-626h-2hv4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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