VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8308

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

LXDM before 0.5.2 did not start X server with -auth, which allows local users to bypass authentication with X connections.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references