VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-3164

CVSS score3.6 LOW

EPSS probability0.39%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2015-07-01

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the server in non-authenticating mode, which allows local users to read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients via vectors involving a UNIX socket.