CVE-2020-25697

HIGH

X.org X Server - Missing Authentication

Title source: rule

Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-306
Status published

Affected Products (1)

x.org/x_server

Timeline

Published May 26, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026