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TI-2017-05858 Aliases CVE-2017-8288GHSA-rqjp-x4m8-wvwq

gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what applications you have opened or what music you were playing), or even execute arbitrary commands. It all depends on what extensions a user has enabled. The problem is caused by lack of exception handling in js/ui/extensionSystem.js.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0294 87th 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.22.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.22.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.22.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.22.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23.90VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23.91VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23.92VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.22.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.22.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.22.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.22.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23.90 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23.91 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.23.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23.92 Vulnerable ·GNOME
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.24.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.24.1VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.24.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.24.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. 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-2017-8288
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqjp-x4m8-wvwq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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
  • TI-2021-02879 Linux distributions using CAP_SYS_NICE for gnome-shell may be exposed to a privilege… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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