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CVE-2017-12164

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.1 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-07-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2017-12164
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.1
EPSS
0.39%

Original NVD Description

A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen.