GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked
Published Nov 18, 2018
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked. NOTE: this is disputed by a software maintainer because the behavior represents a design decision
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 36.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 35.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 53.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 43.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 22.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 50.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551036 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verification x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551036 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verification | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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