CVE-2020-16126

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

3.3 low

EPSS

<1%p44

Published

Nov 11, 2020 (Nov 11, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, improperly dropped the ruid, allowing untrusted users to send signals to AccountService, thus stopping it from handling D-Bus messages in a timely fashion.

Vendors: freedesktop
Products: accountsservice
Weakness: CWE-269
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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