CVE-2018-14345 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting SDDM versions through 0.17.0. When configured with ReuseSession=true, the password check for existing sessions is bypassed, allowing any user with D-Bus access to unlock graphical sessions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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