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CVE-2012-0064

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0102)
Published
February 10, 2014
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0102 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • x / x.org x11
  • xkeyboard config project / xkeyboard-config
  • xkeyboard config project / xkeyboard-config
  • xkeyboard config project / xkeyboard-config
  • xkeyboard config project / xkeyboard-config
  • xkeyboard config project / xkeyboard-config

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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