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CVE-2012-0064

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0064 describes a vulnerability in xkeyboard-config versions prior to 2.5, affecting X.Org before 7.6. This flaw allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock by using specific keyboard combinations that exploit default-enabled XKB debugging functions, breaking the input grab. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates a low-complexity attack requiring local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x:x.org_x11:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0064Low

xkeyboard-config: screen-saver unlock via xkb debug key actions

Jan 19, 2012

References

gu1.aeroxteam.fr / 2012/01/19/bypass-screensaver-locker-program-xorg-111-and-up
lists.x.org / archives/xorg-announce/2012-January/001797.html
lists.x.org / archives/xorg-devel/2012-January/028691.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
securitytracker.com / id
who-t.blogspot.com / 2012/01/xkb-breaking-grabs-cve-2012-0064.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/6
osvdb.org / 78445
x.org / wiki/Development/Security
Vendor Advisory