Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-20781
In pam/gkr-pam-module.c in GNOME Keyring before 3.27.2, the user's password is kept in a session-child process spawned from the LightDM daemon. This can expose the credential in cleartext.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:1.49%
Executive Threat Verdict
Evaluating...
Evaluating Threat Landscape...
Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
—
Authentication
—
Weaponization
—
SSVC Action
—
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | gnome_keyring | all |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04 |
| oracle | zfs_storage_appliance_kit | 8.8 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.495%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2019-02-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-02-12T17:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2019-02-12 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T12:12:28 |
Community Chatter & Buzz