CVE-2006-2452: Gnome Gdm

Low severity, CVSS 3.7. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges.

Affected products

• Gnome Gdm: version 2.8 only; version 2.12 only; version 2.14 only; version 2.15 only

Published 2006-06-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.