Red Hat Security Advisory: gnome-shell security update
Affects Red Hat gnome-shellSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 15:20 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for GNOME Shell to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 should apply the gnome-shell update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5298. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A security update for GNOME Shell addresses a code execution vulnerability in the portal helper component (CVE-2024-36472). GNOME Shell is a core desktop interface component that manages application windows and user interactions. The vulnerability has been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 across multiple architectures.