Vulnerability identifier: #VU45010

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1485

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploits in database: 4

• August 11, 2020
  • pkexec - Race Condition Privilege Escalation [Exploit-DB]
  • PolicyKit polkit-1 < 0.101 - Privilege Escalation [Exploit-DB]
  • Linux PolicyKit - Race Condition Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) [Exploit-DB]
  • Linux PolicyKit Race Condition Privilege Escalation [Metasploit]

Impact: Code execution

Vulnerable software:
PolicyKit
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: Freedesktop.org