CVE-2022-1736
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5430-1
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
It was discovered that GNOME Settings incorrectly handled the remote desktop sharing configuration. When turning off desktop sharing, it may be turned on again after rebooting, contrary to expectations.
*Credits:
Jeremy Bícha
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-05-16 CVE Reserved
- 2022-05-19 CVE Published
- 2025-02-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-04-09 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote-desktop/+bug/1973028 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1736 | Issue Tracking |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5430-1 | 2025-01-31 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Canonical Ltd. Search vendor "Canonical Ltd." | Ubuntu's Gnome-control-center Search vendor "Canonical Ltd." for product "Ubuntu's Gnome-control-center" | < 42.1.1-2ubuntu1 Search vendor "Canonical Ltd." for product "Ubuntu's Gnome-control-center" and version " < 42.1.1-2ubuntu1" | en |
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