CVE-2019-3820 vulnerability in GNOME and Other Products
Published on February 6, 2019
It was discovered that the gnome-shell lock screen since version 3.15.91 did not properly restrict all contextual actions. An attacker with physical access to a locked workstation could invoke certain keyboard shortcuts, and potentially other actions.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2019-3820 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
The Gnome Project gnome-shell Version since 3.15.91 is affected by CVE-2019-3820Exploit Probability
EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
13.54%
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.