gnome-shell: run command dialog visible above screen locker
Published Apr 29, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.9.92
- 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
- 3.7.92
- 3.8.0
- 3.8.0.1
- 3.8.1
- 3.8.2
- 3.8.3
- 3.8.4
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.5
- 3.9.90
- 3.9.91
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7221 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708313 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046839 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/js/ui/main.js?id=efdf1ff755943fba1f8a9aaeff77daa3ed338088 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7221
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7221
| 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/2013/12/27/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7221 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708313 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046839 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-shell/commit/js/ui/main.js?id=efdf1ff755943fba1f8a9aaeff77daa3ed338088 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7221 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7221 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.