gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00379 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gksu-polkit | gksu-polkit | through 2012-12-03 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- gksu-polkit Vendorgksu-polkit Affected through 2012-12-03 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gksu-polkit_project:gksu-polkit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Gksu-polkit Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:gksu-polkit_project:gksu-polkit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Gksu-polkit Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5617
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r394-7r6f-7rfv
References
Advisory 5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8
Sources
- CVE-2012-5617 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5617 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r394-7r6f-7rfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5617 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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