Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly handle keyboard shortcuts, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by right-clicking on the indicator bar and then pressing the ALT and F2 keys
Published May 6, 2014
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly handle keyboard shortcuts, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by right-clicking on the indicator bar and then pressing the ALT and F2 keys.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.2.0
- 7.0.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 14.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:M/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 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 38.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 37.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 45.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 44.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.37th | 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 (5)
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67117 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1313885 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 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67117 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1313885 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit |
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