Improper privilege management in gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18
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-0.0.3-6.fc18 was reported as fixing the issue in CVE-2012-5617 but the patch was improperly applied and it did not fixed the security issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00359 29th 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-0.0.3-6.fc18 | gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 | 0.0.3-6.fc18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 Vendorgksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 Affected 0.0.3-6.fc18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gksu-polkit_project:gksu-polkit:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.3 | 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:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.3 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-2013-4161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcpv-2v8g-jgvc
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2013-4161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qcpv-2v8g-jgvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4161 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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