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CVE-2023-43090mediumCWE-862

Gnome-shell: screenshot tool allows viewing open windows when session is locked

13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 5.5epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 79% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A vulnerability was found in GNOME Shell. GNOME Shell's lock screen allows an unauthenticated local user to view windows of the locked desktop session by using keyboard shortcuts to unlock the restricted functionality of the screenshot tool.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
gnome-shell