gnome-shell: blind command execution via activities search keyboard focus
Published Apr 29, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.7.92
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0.1
- 3.0.0.2
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.90
- 3.1.90.1
- 3.1.91
- 3.1.91.1
- 3.1.92
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.2.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.3.3
- 3.3.5
- 3.3.90
- 3.3.91
- 3.3.92
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.90
- 3.5.91
- 3.5.92
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.6.3.1
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.7.2.1
- 3.7.3
- 3.7.3.1
- 3.7.4
- 3.7.4.1
- 3.7.5
- 3.7.91
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gnome-shell
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gnome-shell | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 24.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7220 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686740 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030431 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/o2platform/DefCon_RESTing/tree/master/Live-Demos/Neo4j x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7220
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7220
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7220 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686740 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030431 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/o2platform/DefCon_RESTing/tree/master/Live-Demos/Neo4j | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7220 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7220 |
Change history (0)
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