rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2655 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.40% | 2.29% | +0.89% |
| 2 | 2025-05-02 | 1.12% | 1.40% | +0.28% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.12% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2004-2655 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xscreensaver), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2655 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2655 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-2655 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xscreensaver), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-2655 |
: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: XScreenSaver, XScreenSaver, 4.18
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| xscreensaver | xscreensaver | 4.14 | cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xscreensaver | xscreensaver | 4.16 | cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xscreensaver | xscreensaver | 4.17 | cpe:2.3:a:xscreensaver:xscreensaver:4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |