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CVE-2014-5195

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Unity before 7.2.3 and 7.3.x before 7.3.1, as used in Ubuntu, does not properly take focus of the keyboard when switching to the lock screen, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by (1) leveraging a machine that had text selected when locking or (2) resuming from a suspension.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.2 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-362
EPSS score
0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-5093)
Published
August 7, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-5093 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
  • canonical / ubuntu linux

References

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

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