CVE-2017-7572 describes a race condition vulnerability in the _checkPolkitPrivilege function of Back In Time (aka backintime) versions 1.1.18 and earlier. This flaw arises from the use of a deprecated polkit authorization method, allowing a malicious process to potentially elevate privileges by replacing a legitimate process with the same PID before authorization checks are complete. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:backintime_project:backintime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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