CVE-2023-5616

4.9 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (4.9). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Ubuntu, gnome-control-center did not properly reflect SSH remote login status when the system was configured to use systemd socket activation for openssh-server. This could unknowingly leave the local machine exposed to remote SSH access contrary to expectation of the user.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

4.9 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 14% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-290
Published: 2025-04-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

canonical:ubuntu_linux
gnome:control_center

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/2039577
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5616
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6554-1

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