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CVE-2013-1050

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-03-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The default configuration in gnome-screensaver 3.5.4 through 3.6.0 sets the AutostartCondition line to fallback mode in the .desktop file, which prevents the program from starting automatically after login and allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

Affected products

• Gnome Screensaver: 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.6.0

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1716-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1120126
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683060
• https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=1940dc6bc8ad5ee2c029714efb1276c05ca80bd4
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1716-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1120126
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683060
• https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screensaver/commit/?id=1940dc6bc8ad5ee2c029714efb1276c05ca80bd4

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