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CVE-2021-3560

Published: 2022-02-16T19:15Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-03T16:08Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the root user. This flaw could be used by an unprivileged local attacker to, for example, create a new local administrator. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt