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CVE-2018-1106

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1106 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in PackageKit versions prior to 1.1.10, affecting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This flaw allows a local, unprivileged attacker to install signed packages, potentially leading to further system compromise. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: PackageKit-0:1.1.5-2.el7_5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-1106Moderate

PackageKit: authentication bypass allows to install signed packages without administrator privileges

Apr 23, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1224
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3634-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4207
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory