Packagekit
Vendor:
First CVE: Apr 16, 2014 · Active for 12 years
8
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 85% of tracked products
1.1
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 55% of tracked products
4.9
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 7% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Packagekit over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 16, 2014
12 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 22, 2026
93 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Packagekit8 CVEs
50%
25%
25%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local7 (87.5%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (12.5%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low7 (87.5%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (12.5%)
User Interaction
None7 (87.5%)
Unknown1 (12.5%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low7 (87.5%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (12.5%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 CVEs).
8 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-41651HIGH PackageKit is a a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API. PackageKit between and including ver | Apr 22, 2026 | 8.8 | 40 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-16122HIGH PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. The apt security model is based on repository trust and not on the contents of individual files. On sites wit | Nov 7, 2020 | 7.8 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2011-2515MEDIUM PackageKit 0.6.17 allows installation of unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed which may allow installation of non-trusted packages and execution of arbitrary code. | Nov 27, 2019 | 5.3 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-1106MEDIUM An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use thi | Apr 23, 2018 | 5.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
A use-after-free flaw was found in PackageKitd. In some conditions, the order of cleanup mechanics for a transaction could be impacted. As a result, some memory access could occur | Jan 3, 2024 | 3.3 | 14 | NO | NO |
The Zypper (aka zypp) backend in PackageKit before 0.8.8 allows local users to downgrade packages via the "install updates" method. | Apr 16, 2014 | 2.1 | 14 | NO | NO |
A flaw was found in PackageKit in the way some of the methods exposed by the Transaction interface examines files. This issue allows a local user to measure the time the methods ta | Jun 28, 2022 | 3.3 | 12 | NO | NO |
PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on | Nov 7, 2020 | 3.3 | 12 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 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 (8 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (8 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Packagekit
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8.6 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8.5 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8.4 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.17 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |