CVE-2022-1736: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 18.04 only; version 20.04 only; version 22.04 only
• Gnome Gnome-Remote-Desktop: version 42.1.1 only; version 42.1.1-1 only; version 42.1.1-2 only

Published 2025-01-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.