CVE-2022-1736
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by...
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2022-1736- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25017
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
EUVD-2022-25017- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh5g-6rhm-ccx9
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by...
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
GHSA-hh5g-6rhm-ccx9- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2022-1736- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2022-1736- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-1736
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1736- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-1736
Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1736- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12246-1 No score
budgie-control-center-1.1.0+0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the budgie-control-center-1.1.0+0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12246-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5430-1 No score
gnome-control-center vulnerability
It was discovered that GNOME Settings incorrectly handled the remote desktop sharing configuration. When turning off desktop sharing, it may be turned on again after rebooting, contrary to expectations.
- Record
USN-5430-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnome-remote-desktopDebian:12 |
before 42.1.1-2 | 42.1.1-2 |
gnome-remote-desktopDebian:13 |
before 42.1.1-2 | 42.1.1-2 |
gnome-remote-desktopDebian:14 |
before 42.1.1-2 | 42.1.1-2 |
gnome-control-centerUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 1:41.4-1ubuntu13.2, plus listed versions 1:40.0-1ubuntu51:41.1-1ubuntu11:41.1-1ubuntu21:41.1-1ubuntu31:41.2-2ubuntu1 Show 10 moreShow less1:41.4-1ubuntu21:41.4-1ubuntu31:41.4-1ubuntu3.11:41.4-1ubuntu61:41.4-1ubuntu81:41.4-1ubuntu91:41.4-1ubuntu101:41.4-1ubuntu111:41.4-1ubuntu121:41.4-1ubuntu13 |
1:41.4-1ubuntu13.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1736 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published May 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in gnome-remote-desktop 42.1.1-2.