Vulnerability in GNOME Control Center
CVE-2020-14391
A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Control Center
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Aus — versions 8.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 8.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Tus — versions 8.2
- Gnome-Settings-Daemon — versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14391?
- CVE-2020-14391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Control Center, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14391?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.