Polkit
Vendor:
First CVE: Feb 13, 2017 · Active for 9 years
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
6.7
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 33% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Polkit over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Feb 13, 2017
9 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Mar 26, 2026
123 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Polkit2 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,785 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local2 (100.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (50.0%)
High1 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None2 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2016-2568HIGH pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer. | Feb 13, 2017 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-4897MEDIUM A flaw was found in polkit. A local user can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long input to the `polkit-agent-helper-1` setuid binary via standard input ( | Mar 26, 2026 | 5.5 | 21 | 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 Polkit
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.