CVE-2020-14391

Published: Feb 8, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the GNOME Control Center in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions prior to 8.2, where it improperly uses Red Hat Customer Portal credentials when a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface. This flaw allows a local attacker to discover the Red Hat Customer Portal password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnome: Control Center

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 4 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnome Control Center	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus	Version 8.2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus	Version 8.2
Redhat Enterprise Linux Tus	Version 8.2

Related CWEs

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

References (2)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1873093

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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