CVE-2009-4641: Gnome Screensaver

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

gnome-screensaver 2.28.0 does not resume adherence to its activation settings after an inhibiting application becomes unavailable on the session bus, which allows physically proximate attackers to access an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been intended.

Affected products

• Gnome Screensaver: version 2.28.0 only

Published 2010-02-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.