CVE-2015-3164

The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the server in non-authenticating mode, which allows local users to read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients via vectors involving a UNIX socket.

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CVSS v3.1

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EPSS

0.39%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

News coverage

sources referencing this CVE

Connections

4 relationships

CWE-264

source

Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

Jul 1, 2015

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026