{"cve":"CVE-2018-20681","nvd":{"published":"2019-01-09T23:29:05.230","modified":"2026-06-17T01:53:18.807","status":"Modified","description":"mate-screensaver before 1.20.2 in MATE Desktop Environment allows physically proximate attackers to view screen content and possibly control applications. By unplugging and re-plugging or power-cycling external output devices (such as additionally attached graphical outputs via HDMI, VGA, DVI, etc.) the content of a screensaver-locked session can be revealed. In some scenarios, the attacker can execute applications, such as by clicking with a mouse.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/152","https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/155","https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/170","https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/pull/167","https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-screensaver/issues/152"],"products":["mate-desktop:mate-screensaver"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:54:36.112582389+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-20681","score":0.00582,"percentile":0.47816,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}