Policykit
Vendor:
First CVE: Apr 11, 2008 · Active for 18 years
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
3.4
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 1% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Policykit over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 11, 2008
18 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 6, 2010
5,955 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Policykit2 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,719 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMedium
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2008-1658MEDIUM Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbi | Apr 11, 2008 | 4.6 | 15 | NO | NO |
pkexec.c in pkexec in libpolkit in PolicyKit 0.96 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via the argument. | Apr 6, 2010 | 2.1 | 12 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Policykit
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.96 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |