pkexec.c in pkexec in libpolkit in PolicyKit 0.96 allows local users to determine the…
Priority LOW 12CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
pkexec.c in pkexec in libpolkit in PolicyKit 0.96 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via the argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00469 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.96 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0750
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjg5-5qf3-5mwg
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 1
More Freedesktop Policykit vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-01590 Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2010-0750 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0750 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjg5-5qf3-5mwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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