CVE-2023-43090

2023-09-2206:15:09

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web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2023-43090

gnome shell

vulnerability

unauthorized access

security issue

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

5.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

gnomegnome-shellRange43–43.9

gnomegnome-shellRange44–44.5

gnomegnome-shellMatch42

Node

fedoraprojectfedoraMatch37

fedoraprojectfedoraMatch38

CPENameOperatorVersion
gnome:gnome-shellgnome gnome-shelllt43.9
gnome:gnome-shellgnome gnome-shelllt44.5
gnome:gnome-shellgnome gnome-shelleq42

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
gnome:gnome-shell	gnome gnome-shell	lt	43.9
gnome:gnome-shell	gnome gnome-shell	lt	44.5
gnome:gnome-shell	gnome gnome-shell	eq	42

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "42.*",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "43.0",
        "lessThan": "43.9",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "44.0",
        "lessThan": "44.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "packageName": "gnome-shell",
    "collectionURL": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]