CVE-2018-20681

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applications. By unplugging and re-plugging or power-cycling external output devices (such as additionally attached graphical outputs via HDMI, VGA, DVI, etc.) the content of a screensaver-locked session can be revealed. In some scenarios, the attacker can execute applications, such as by clicking with a mouse.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/152Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/155Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/170Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/pull/167Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/152Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/155Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/170Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/pull/167Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 9, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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