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Ubuntu CVE-2022-1736

CRITICAL
2025-01-31 security@ubuntu.com
Critical
Disputed · 9.8 NVD
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–Critical)
NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
CRITICAL
qualitative
Red Hat
4.3 LOW
qualitative

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 01, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:06 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jan 31, 2025 - 02:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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

AnalysisAI

Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default. Affected products include: Gnome Gnome-Remote-Desktop, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS Fixed

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