CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-7496

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to the system by bypassing the lock screen security, posing a risk of unauthorized access to data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update GNOME Display Manager to version 3.18.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS