exploit/linux/local/polkit_dbus_auth_bypass

weaponized

Polkit D-Bus Authentication Bypass

view exploit source metasploittype exploitpublished 2021-06-03catalog metasploit

exploited CVEs (1)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2021-3560US	high7.8OT critical	23.7% (98th)	KEV	2022-02-16
It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the root user. This flaw could be us…

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