CVE-2018-19788 is a critical vulnerability in PolicyKit (polkit) 0.115, affecting various distributions including Canonical and Debian Linux. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user ID greater than INT_MAX to execute arbitrary systemctl commands, bypassing intended security policies. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploits or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) have been identified, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 indicates its severe potential.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.115CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:0.115:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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