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CVE-2014-3203

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Unity before 7.2.1, as used in Ubuntu 14.04, does not properly restrict access to the Dash when the lock screen is active, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen and execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by pressing the SUPER key before the screen auto-locks.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.4 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.5% (44th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-3221)
Published
May 6, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3221 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ayatana project / unity
  • ayatana project / unity
  • ayatana project / unity
  • ayatana project / unity
  • ayatana project / unity
  • ayatana project / unity
  • ayatana project / unity
  • canonical / ubuntu linux

References

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

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