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CVE-2020-14391 (GCVE-0-2020-14391)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-08 22:12 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:46
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Summary
A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a gnome-settings-daemon Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2
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