CVE-2015-7496

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 23.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 24, 2015

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (12)

secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/8
secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032
secalert@redhathttps://download.gnome.org/sources/gdm/3.18/gdm-3.18.2.news
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdm/3.18/gdm-3.18.2.news

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	gnome-session-0:3.22.3-4.el7	2017-08-01	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Red HatRHSA-2017:2128MODERATE2015-11-12
RHSA-2017:2128 — Moderate

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

2026-06-08 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-07 02:29 UTCOSV refresh
2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-31 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-31 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2015-7496?

CVE-2015-7496 is a none vulnerability published on November 24, 2015. GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

When was CVE-2015-7496 disclosed?

CVE-2015-7496 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 24, 2015, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2015-7496 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7496 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2015-7496?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-7496, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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