CVE-2020-16125

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privileged account.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-754

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 10, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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