CVE-2015-8025

2.1 LOW 0.5% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

driver/subprocs.c in XScreenSaver before 5.34 does not properly perform an internal consistency check, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by hot swapping monitors.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2015-11-10 17:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:33 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2015-11-10 17:59 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:33 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-264
Record status: Modified

Affected

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Xscreensaver Project Xscreensaver 5.33

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record