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Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2021-3560

TLP:CLEAR

Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

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

Facts

  • Vendor: Red Hat
  • Product: Polkit
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 23.7 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 12 May 2023
  • First known exploitation: 12 May 2023
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 2 June 2023
  • Weakness: CWE-863
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 12 May 2023

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD

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