Vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Gnome-control-center

CVE-2022-1736

Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Gnome-control-center — versions 0
Gnome Gnome-remote-desktop — versions 42.1.1, 42.1.1-1, 42.1.1-2
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04, 20.04, 22.04

References

security@ubuntu.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1736?: CVE-2022-1736 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Gnome-control-center. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-1736?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.