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CVE-2011-1485

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing…

Medium6.9EPSS 5.2%
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redhat

Description

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-1485, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
5.2% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

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