Race condition in workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc in the KRunner lock module in kdebase in KDE SC 4.4.0 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass KScreenSaver screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key at a certain time, related to multiple forked processes.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0923 is rated Low Risk (34.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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 | 0.04% | 0.28% | +0.24% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.06% | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2024-09-17 | — | 0.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0923 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2010-0923 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kdebase-workspace), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0923 |