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CVE-2013-7221
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command"…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.41%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- [oss-security] 20131227 Two CVE request for gnome-shell/screensaver issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/js/ui/main.js?id=efdf1ff755943fba1f8a9aaeff77daa3ed338088 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131227 Re: Two CVE request for gnome-shell/screensaver issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708313 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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