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CVE-2023-43090

MEDIUM
5.5CVSS
Published: 2023-09-22
Updated: 2024-11-21
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Description

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell's lock screen allows an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the screenshot tool.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-862

Metadata

Primary Vendor
GNOME
Published
9/22/2023
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

gnome : gnome-shellgnome : gnome-shellgnome : gnome-shellfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

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