What happened
Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation.
Affected versions
Polkit: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
Exploit-DB 50011Polkit 0.105-26 0.117-2 - Local Privilege EscalationJ Smith2021-06-15VerifiedSploitusAutomatic Linux privilege escalation tool exploiting misconfigurations and GTFOBins vulnerabilities to gain root shelKitPloit2026-09-02T21:29:33Candidatekitploit.comAutomatic Linux privilege escalation tool exploiting misconfigurations and GTFOBins vulnerabilities to gain root shelen2026-09-02T21:29:33CandidateSource timeline
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Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
Metadata and source references refreshed.