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CVE-2012-5617
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
High7.8EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
Description
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% 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: High 7.8.
Weakness
- escalation due to improper authentication settings in policykit configuration file
- CWE-269 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
gksu-polkit · gksu-polkit
- affected through 2012-12-03
References (7)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .