CVE-2013-7221
gnome-shell: run command dialog visible above screen locker
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 14, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The automatic screen lock functionality in GNOME Shell (aka gnome-shell) before 3.10 does not prevent access to the "Enter a Command" dialog, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified