# CVE-2024-5148: Gnome-remote-desktop: inadequate validation of session agents using d-bus methods may expose rdp tls certificate

Status: published. Published: 2024-09-02. Updated: 2026-11-05.

A flaw was found in the gnome-remote-desktop package. The gnome-remote-desktop system daemon performs inadequate validation of session agents using D-Bus methods related to transitioning a client connection from the login screen to the user session. As a result, the system RDP TLS certificate and key can be exposed to unauthorized users. This flaw allows a malicious user on the system to take control of the RDP client connection during the login screen-to-user session transition.

## Remediation

- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (gnome-remote-desktop): ≥ 46.alpha; < 46.2 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (gnome-remote-desktop): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (gnome-remote-desktop): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (gnome-remote-desktop): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.57% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 47.26%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable yes; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-488

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5148 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2282003 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues/196 (CNA: redhat)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5148; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-5148; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 2660cd140ec839b06faaf9e65cc2b907ef446ef58f828c159309fe61a8350ad7

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2024-5148

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