CVE-2014-3203 — Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks

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Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks

Published May 6, 2014

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.51%

Description

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.51% 0.00513

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00513

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	0.51% (0.00513)	41.56th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.51% (0.00513)	39.41th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00053)	13.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.09% (0.00094)	41.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 13, 2024	0.09% (0.00094)	40.22th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00094)	38.22th	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)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308850
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit

Link	Providers	Tags
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2184-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/2		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/03/1		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1308850		x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner canonical

Published May 6, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved May 3, 2014

Link CVE-2014-3203

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-3203

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-3203