CVE-2018-20681
MEDIUMmate-screensaver < 1.20.2 - Unauthorized Screen Content Exposure via External Display Reconnection
Title source: llmDescription
mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applications. By unplugging and re-plugging or power-cycling external output devices (such as additionally attached graphical outputs via HDMI, VGA, DVI, etc.) the content of a screensaver-locked session can be revealed. In some scenarios, the attacker can execute applications, such as by clicking with a mouse.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/pull/167
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/170
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/152
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/155
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
43.2%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
mate-desktop/mate-screensaver
< 1.20.2
Published
Jan 09, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026