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Low
CVE-2016-1584
Unity8 converged application lifecycle allows background applications to use on-screen keyboard when not top-most
Vulnerability Description
In all versions of Unity8 a running but not active application on a large-screen device could talk with Maliit and consume keyboard input.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
Ubuntu
View all reports →Affected Software
Unity8
Vulnerable Versions:
all
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 22nd, 2019
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.