CVE-2007-3048
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD
GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt. NOTE: multiple third parties report inability to reproduce this issue
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.7% (54th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3040)
- Published
- June 5, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3040 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnu / screen
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063706.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063710.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063721.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063728.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34693
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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