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CVE-2024-36472VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: gnome-shell security update

Affects Red Hat gnome-shellSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 14:19 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the updated packages (gnome-shell-40.10-19.el9_4) provided by Red Hat to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-36472) in GNOME Shell's portal helper component allows for code execution. GNOME Shell is the desktop compositing manager responsible for core interface functions such as window switching and application launching. Red Hat has issued a security update addressing this moderate severity issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

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