CVE-2022-1736

Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote-desktop/+bug/1973028	Issue Tracking
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1736	Vendor Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5430-1	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-remote-desktop:42.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-remote-desktop:42.1.1-1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-remote-desktop:42.1.1-2:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04::::lts:::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-31 02:15

Updated : 2025-08-26 17:49

NVD link : CVE-2022-1736

Mitre link : CVE-2022-1736

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-1736

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

gnome

gnome-remote-desktop

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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