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Vulnerabilities

Freedesktop polkit any version

Ranked by severity, then by exploit likelihood. Click a CVE ID for its full record.

2CVEs
CVE-2016-2568
pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Published 2017-02-13 · Modified
7.8EPSS 0.004
CVE-2026-4897
Polkit: polkit: denial of service via unbounded input processing through standard input
Published 2026-03-26 · Modified
5.5EPSS 0.002