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

> A flaw in GNOME Remote Desktop allows local attackers to expose RDP TLS certificates and hijack client connections during session transitions.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj28-g7j2-2wxf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5148, USN-6785-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:14002-1

## What is CVE-2024-5148?

CVE-2024-5148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 2 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-488 (Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5148?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gnome-remote-desktop` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 46.2-1.1 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5148?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-5148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5148 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 2 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5148/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5148/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5148
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5148
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5148

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5148/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.