VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-17489
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-08-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-522
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory