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CVE-2021-3560

Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Red Hat PolkitIdentity & access
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
7.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 12 May 2023CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)23.7%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Federal deadline2 Jun 2023Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2021Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 16 Feb 2022, 00:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 12 May 2023Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 2

  • Exploit modulePolkit D-Bus Authentication Bypass 3 Jun 2021Metasploit
  • Local exploitPolkit 0.105-26 0.117-2 - Local Privilege Escalation 15 Jun 2021Exploit-DB

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Description

Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • polkitaffected: polkit 0.119CVE List

References 4