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CVE-2023-5616

gnome-control-center: Remote login misconfiguration in GNOME Control Center

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.9

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 16, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center. This vulnerability allows the SSH service to be improperly enabled without properly managing systemd units, which could unintentionally expose remote login access through insecure service activation management.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-290 · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing