CVE-2012-3452: Gnome Screensaver

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

gnome-screensaver 3.4.x before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, when multiple screens are used, only locks the screen with the active focus, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass screen locking and access an unattended workstation.

Affected products

• Gnome Screensaver: version 3.4.0 only; version 3.4.2 only; version 3.4.3 only; version 3.5.3 only

Published 2012-08-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.