CVE-2022-1736

Ubuntu's configuration of gnome-control-center allowed Remote Desktop Sharing to be enabled by default.

Published: 2025-01-31 Last update: 2025-08-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-1736 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1736

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 2025-12-28 0.45% 0.47% +0.03%
2 2025-12-27 0.47% 0.45% -0.03%
3 2025-11-27 — 0.47% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-1736

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-1736

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-1736

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-1736 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gnome-remote-desktop), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1736
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1736
suse medium CVE-2022-1736 severity moderate: SUSE including 9 source package names (budgie-control-center-1.1.0+0-1.1, budgie-control-center-bash-completion-1.1.0+0-1.1, …), 113 product×package rows across 45 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (45 product lines)): Known Not Affected 110, Fixed 3. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1736/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-1736 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gnome-control-center), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, upstream): not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1736

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-1736

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gnome-remote-desktop 42.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-remote-desktop:42.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome-remote-desktop 42.1.1-1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-remote-desktop:42.1.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome-remote-desktop 42.1.1-2 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-remote-desktop:42.1.1-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 22.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-1736

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